Characterisation of smallholder pig production in Kikuyu Division, central Kenya

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 183-195

  Wabacha, J K ^a   Maribei, J M ^a   Mulei, C M ^a   Kyule, M N ^a,b   Zessin, K H ^b   Oluoch Kosura, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kenya; Pigs; Production system; Smallholder systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2542602293     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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