Productivity and natural disease resistance potential of free-ranging local chicken ecotypes in Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 92-103

  Msoffe, P L M ^a   Mtambo, M M A ^a   Minga, U M ^a   Gwakisa, P S ^a   Mdegela, R H ^a   Olsen, J E ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Ecotypes; Indigenous chicken; Performance traits; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR GALLINARUM;

EID: 2942665973     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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