Guinea-pig productivity under traditional management

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-122

  Manjeli, Y ^a   Tchoumboue, J ^a   Njwe, R M ^a   Teguia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CAMEROON; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GUINEA PIG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CAMEROON; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032038966     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005099818044     Document Type: Article

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