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The structure of East African herds and the future of East African herders

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Published on April 1982
byWiley

Citation

Development and Change;13: 213-238

Authors

  • Dyson-Hudson, N.
  • pastoralism
  • livestock
  • animal production
  • cattle
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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32880

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