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Assessment of Sustainability of Dairy Sheep Farms in Castilla y León (Spain) Based on the MESMIS Method 基于MESMIS方法的西班牙卡斯蒂利亚León奶羊养殖场可持续性评价

Sheep Farming [Working Title] Pub Date : 2021-09-14 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.99622

Cristina Hidalgo-González, M. Pilar Rodríguez-Fernández, Javier Plaza-Martín, C. Palacios-Riocerezo

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The Pastoralism in the Silesian Beskids (South Poland): In the Past and Today 西里西亚贝斯基德(波兰南部)的畜牧业:过去与今天

Sheep Farming [Working Title] Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.99722

Anna Salachna, K. Kobiela-Mendrek, M. Kohut, M. Rom, J. Broda

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Reproductive Rates of Merino Ewes and Offspring Quality under AI Program 人工智能方案下美利奴母羊繁殖率与后代质量

Sheep Farming [Working Title] Pub Date : 2021-07-24 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.99617

E. Narayan, Greg Sawyer, Natalie Hoskins, Greg Curren

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