International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 290

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of improved sheep breeds in pastoral areas of Yabello district, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia

Feyissa Desiso
  • Feyissa Desiso
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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Ahmed Mohammed Abdulla
  • Ahmed Mohammed Abdulla
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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Yonas Asefa
  • Yonas Asefa
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 31 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 05 May 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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