Alternative remedies and approaches used by resources-challenged farmers in the management of cattle black-leg disease in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

B. Moyo; S. L. Ndlovu; S. Moyo; P. J. Masika; V. Muchenje; D. N. Ndhlovu; V. Maphosa

doi:10.5897/IJLP2013.0198

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

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Alternative remedies and approaches used by resources-challenged farmers in the management of cattle black-leg disease in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

B. Moyo

B. Moyo
Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Science and Technology, Solusi University P. O. Solusi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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S. L. Ndlovu

S. L. Ndlovu
Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Science and Technology, Solusi University P. O. Solusi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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S. Moyo

S. Moyo
Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Science and Technology, Solusi University P. O. Solusi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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P. J. Masika

P. J. Masika
Agriculture and Rural Development Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa.
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V. Muchenje

V. Muchenje
Department of Livestock and Pasture Sciences, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa
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D. N. Ndhlovu

D. N. Ndhlovu
Department of Clinical Veterinary Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe. P. O. Box MP 167, Harare, Zimbabwe
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V. Maphosa

V. Maphosa
Department of Livestock and Pasture Sciences, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa.
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Article Number - 7AFE20145318
Vol.5(6), pp. 97-102 , June 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJLP2013.0198

Received: 13 December 2013
Accepted: 28 April 2014
Published: 13 June 2014

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