Chicken Breeding with Local Breeds in China - A Review

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1482-1498

  Jiang, X ^a,b   Groen, A F ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN ANIMAL SCIENCE ACADEMY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler Breeding; China; Genetic Diversity; Local Breeds; Quality Chickens

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346044497     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1482     Document Type: Review

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