A Study on the Performance of Fayoumi, Rhode Island Red and Fayoumi × Rhode Island Red Chickens under Rural Condition of Bangladesh

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 635-641

  Barua, A ^a   Howlider, M A R ^a,b   Yoshimura, Y ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Crossbreeding; Fayoumi; Laying Performance; Rhode Island Red; Scavenging System

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032340105     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1998.635     Document Type: Article

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