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Livelihood Transformation among the Borana Pastoralists of Dhas District, Southern Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚南部达斯地区博拉纳牧民的生计转变

Pastures & Pastoralism Pub Date : 2023-04-09 DOI: 10.33002/pp0102

D. Alemayehu, Yetebarek Hizekeal Zekareas, Tesfatsion Petros, H. Arjjumend

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Technological Strategies Implemented by Livestock Farmers Specialized in Goat Breeding in the Mountain Region of San Juan, Mendoza and La Rioja Provinces in Argentina 阿根廷圣胡安、门多萨和拉里奥哈省山区专门从事山羊养殖的畜牧农民实施的技术战略

Pastures & Pastoralism Pub Date : 2023-04-09 DOI: 10.33002/pp0104

Fernando Diego Guzmán, Juan Pablo Alberghini

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