The village chicken production system in Rushinga District of Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 27-38

  Muchadeyi, F C ^a   Sibanda, S ^a   Kusina, N T ^a   Kusina, J ^a   Makuza, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Constraints; Production system; Village chickens; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2942739169     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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