Characterization of the Fulani-ecotype chicken for thermoregulatory feather gene

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-150

  Fayeye, T R ^a   Oketoyin, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Feather morphology; Feather structure; Fulani ecotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645228759     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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