Village chicken production in Myanmar - Purpose, magnitude and major constraints

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-322

  Henning, J ^a   Pym, R ^a   Hla, T ^b   Kyaw, N ^b   Meers, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Myanmar; Newcastle disease; Scavenging; Village chickens

Indexed keywords

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; RATTUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 34250896178     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933907001493     Document Type: Article

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