Prioritizing fodder species based on traditional knowledge: a case study of mithun (Bos frontalis) in Dulongjiang area, Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Prioritizing fodder species based on traditional knowledge: a case study of mithun (Bos frontalis) in Dulongjiang area, Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Abstract Background Livestock rearing is one of the oldest and most important types of smallholder farming worldwide. The sustainability of livestock production depends on the efficient utilization of locally available resources. Some traditional methods of raising livestock may offer valuable lesso...

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Main Authors: Yanfei Geng, Guoxiong Hu, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Yuhua Wang, Dengpan Bu, Shengji Pei, Xiaokun Ou, Yang Lu, Xuelan Ma, Jianchu Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Traditional knowledge
Dulong people
Wild fodder plants
Tree fodder
Mithun
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-017-0153-z

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