Traditional poultry production and commercial broiler alternatives for small-holder farmers in Botswana

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 30-38

  Aganga, A A ^a   Omphile, U J ^a   Malope, P ^a   Chabanga, C H ^a   Motsamai, G M ^a   Motsumi, L G ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Broilers; Feeding; Management; Reproductive traits; Small holders; Village poultry

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVES; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; GALLUS GALLUS; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS ACUTIFOLIUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; VIGNA; VIGNA SUBTERRANEA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0010792590     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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