International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 288

Full Length Research Paper

Productive performance evaluation of Dorper sheep crosses (50% Dorper × pure Adilo indigenous sheep breed) under farmer conditions in different agro ecological zones

Ermias Belete
  • Ermias Belete
  • Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
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Gebeyehu Goshu
  • Gebeyehu Goshu
  • Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  • Google Scholar
Berhan Tamir
  • Berhan Tamir
  • Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 22 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2015
  •  Published: 31 May 2015

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