Assessment of Feed Resources Utilization for Livestock Production by Agro-Pastoralists in Tafa Local Government Area of Nigeria

Subject Areas : Relationship between Animal and Rangeland

Akeem Sikiru ¹ ( Livestock and Poultry Division, Savana Farms Ltd. Kuruduma Layout, Sabon-Wuse, Nigeria )

Received: 2015-10-06 Accepted : 2015-12-01 Published : 2016-01-01

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