International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Review

Cattle crossbreeding for sustainable milk production in the tropics

Richard Osei-Amponsah
  • Richard Osei-Amponsah
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
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Ebenezer Kwaku Asem
  • Ebenezer Kwaku Asem
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
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Frederick Yeboah Obese
  • Frederick Yeboah Obese
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 04 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 August 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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