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Crossbreds did not generate more net benefits than indigenous goats in Ethiopian smallholdings

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  • Ayalew, W.
  • Rischkowsky, B.
  • King, J. M.
  • Bruns, E.

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  • Ayalew, W. & Rischkowsky, B. & King, J. M. & Bruns, E., 2003. "Crossbreds did not generate more net benefits than indigenous goats in Ethiopian smallholdings," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 76(3), pages 1137-1156, June.
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