Migratory sheep production system and its impact on livelihood security of sheep households in Ajmer district of Rajasthan


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Authors

  • RAKESH KUMAR Ph.D Scholar, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 India
  • D R SINGH Senior Scientist, Division of Agricultural Economics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 India
  • SHIV KUMAR Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 India
  • V P CHAHAL Principal Scientist (Agril. Extension; KAB-1, ICAR, Pusa, New Delhi
  • KHYALRAM CHAUDHARY Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 India
  • SHALOO SHALOO Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v85i5.48588

Keywords:

Livelihood-security, Migration, Production, Sheep

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2015-05-15

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2015-05-15

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KUMAR, R., SINGH, D. R., KUMAR, S., CHAHAL, V. P., CHAUDHARY, K., & SHALOO, S. (2015). Migratory sheep production system and its impact on livelihood security of sheep households in Ajmer district of Rajasthan. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 85(5), 522–524. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v85i5.48588
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