Rearing chicks in enclosures under village conditions: Effect on chick growth and reproductive performance of mother hens

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Lwesya, H ^a   Phoya, R K D ^a   Safalaoh, A C L ^a   Gondwe, T N P ^a  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Chicks; Enclosures; Growth; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 10644274538     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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