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Climate versus Man and his Animals

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If livestock productivity is to be improved the relationships between the animals and the environment will have to be better understood.

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MCDOWELL, R. Climate versus Man and his Animals. Nature 218, 641–645 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218641a0

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