International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 287

Review

A review on differentiation of goat populations in Ethiopia based on husbandry practices, breeding and morphological traits: The primary step for conservation

Birara Tade
  • Birara Tade
  • School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Aberra Melesse
  • Aberra Melesse
  • School of Animal and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 21 March 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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