International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Phenotypic characterization of indigenous Maefur goat population in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Weldeyesus Gebreyowhens
  • Weldeyesus Gebreyowhens
  • Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 258, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Rohatash Kumar
  • Rohatash Kumar
  • Department of Animal, Rangeland, and Wildlife Science College of Dry Land Agriculture and Natural Resources, the School of Graduate Studies, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 23 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 March 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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