Evaluation of biological and economic efficiency of smallholder pig production systems in North Vietnam

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 237-254

  Lemke, U ^a   Kaufmann, B ^a   Thuy, L T ^b   Emrich, K ^a   Valle Zarate A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b National Institute of Animal Husbandry Hanoi   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Economic efficiency; Feed use efficiency; Local pig breed; Production system analysis; Smallholder pig production; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS BREEDING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE; URBAN POPULATION; VIET NAM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE; URBAN POPULATION; VIETNAM; WEIGHT GAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 34547437826     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9001-9     Document Type: Article

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