Survivability and causes of loss of broody-hen chicks on smallholder households in Bangladesh

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 260-271

  Biswas, P K ^a   Uddin, G M N ^a   Barua, H ^a   Roy, K ^a   Biswas, D ^a   Ahad, A ^a   Debnath, N C ^a  

^a Chittagong Government Veterinary College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Rates of loss; Smallholders' chicks; Survivability; Village chicken production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRD DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKEN; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EGG LAYING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PREDATION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKENS; COMMERCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DENSITY; POULTRY DISEASES; POVERTY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; CARNIVORA; CORVIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; HERPESTIDAE;

EID: 38849156406     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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