Traditional chicken production in Zimbabwe

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-246

  Mcainsh, C V ^a   Kusina, J ^b   Madsen, J ^a   Nyoni, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Traditional scavenging chicken production; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242739412     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20040018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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