Growth performance and survival of Local and White Leghorn chickens under scavenging and intensive systems of management in Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 35-40

  Demeke, Solomon ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Chickens; Growth; Intensive systems; Local; Scavenging; White Leghorn

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 2942653001     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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