Climate Variability and Livestock Production in Nigeria: Lessons for Sustainable Livestock Production
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1801-0571
DOI: 10.1515/ats-2016-0004