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APA

Abdurahman, M. A., & Omer, M. A. (2026). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) control among agro-pastoralists in Wajaale District, Gabiley Region, Somaliland. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(3), em0408. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18612

Vancouver

Abdurahman MA, Omer MA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) control among agro-pastoralists in Wajaale District, Gabiley Region, Somaliland. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(3):em0408. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18612

AMA

Abdurahman MA, Omer MA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) control among agro-pastoralists in Wajaale District, Gabiley Region, Somaliland. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(3), em0408. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18612

Chicago

Abdurahman, Mustafe Abdulkadir, and Mohamed Abdullahi Omer. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) control among agro-pastoralists in Wajaale District, Gabiley Region, Somaliland". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2026 10 no. 3 (2026): em0408. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18612

Harvard

Abdurahman, M. A., and Omer, M. A. (2026). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) control among agro-pastoralists in Wajaale District, Gabiley Region, Somaliland. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(3), em0408. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18612

MLA

Abdurahman, Mustafe Abdulkadir et al. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) control among agro-pastoralists in Wajaale District, Gabiley Region, Somaliland". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 10, no. 3, 2026, em0408. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18612