Village chicken characteristics and their seasonal production situation in Jamma District, South Wollo, Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Mammo, Mengesha ^a   Berhan, Tamir ^b   Tadelle, Dessie ^c  

^a DEBRE ZEIT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Egg productivity; Flock size; Hatchability; Maturity; Plumage color; Seasonal production variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249140232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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