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Relating long-term rainfall variability to cattle population dynamics in communal rangelands and a government ranch in southern Ethiopia

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  • Angassa, Ayana & Oba, Gufu, 2007. "Relating long-term rainfall variability to cattle population dynamics in communal rangelands and a government ranch in southern Ethiopia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 94(3), pages 715-725, June.
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