Modelling the impact of interventions on the dynamics in village poultry systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 255-269

  Udo, H M J ^a   Asgedom, A H ^b   Viets, T C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Interventions; Kenya; Simulation; Village poultry

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MODELING; POULTRY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 33644552496     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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