Indigenous chicken ecotypes in Ethiopia: Growth and feed utilization potentials

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-152

  Tadelle, D ^a   Kijora, C ^a   Peters, K J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Feed utilization; Growth; Local chicken ecotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547113786     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2003.144.152     Document Type: Article

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