Productivity and reproductive performance of the freerange local domestic fowl ecotypes in Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Msoffe, P L M ^a   Mtambo, M M A ^a   Minga, U M ^a   Olsen, J E ^b   Juul Madsen, H R ^c   Gwakisa, P S ^a   Mutayoba, S K ^a   Katule, A M ^d  

^a Dept of Vet Med and Public Health ^*  (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d TUMAINI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Fertility; Growth rate; Hatchability; Local domestic fowl ecotypes

Indexed keywords

GALLIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 5444259216     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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