Rabbit meat as a preferred animal protein source in Ekpeye Kingdom of Rivers State, Nigeria

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kalio, G A ^a   Etela, I ^a   Ginika, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Animal protein; Farming; Meat; Rabbit; Rural livelihood

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 42149121961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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