Livestock Management in the Arid Zone: Coping Strategies

Subject Areas : Relationship between Animal and Rangeland

Victor R Squires ¹ , Elahe Karami ²

1 - Ecology and Resources Group, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou
2 - Department of Rangeland Management, Young Researchers Club, Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd,

Received: 2015-09-23 Accepted : 2015-11-01 Published : 2015-10-01

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