A goat annual reproductive performance index to guide flock health interventions

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Alemayehu, G., Mamo, G., Alemu, B., Desta, H. and Wieland, B. 2020. A goat annual reproductive performance index to guide flock health interventions. Poster prepared for the Virtual Livestock CRP Planning Meeting, 8-17 June 2020. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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