Effect of boar genotype on reproductive performance of the local sows of Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Ncube, M ^a   Dzama, K ^a,b   Chimonyo, M ^a   Kanengoni, A ^a   Hamudikuwanda, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Dept of Paraclinical Vet Studies ^*  (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Crossbred pigs; Local Mukota pigs; Reproductive performance; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4043085518     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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