Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Year: 2012
Volume: 11
Issue: 18
Page No. 3318 - 3322

Factors Influencing Livestock Production Losses in Drought-Prone Semi-Arid Region of South Africa: A Case Study of Limpopo River Basin

Authors : AbayomiSamuel Oyekale

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