A research review of village chicken production constraints and opportunities in Zimbabwe

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1680-1688

  Mapiye, C ^a   Mwale, M ^a   Mupangwa, J F ^b   Chimonyo, M ^a   Foti, R ^b   Mutenje, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Constraints; Gender; Marketing; Mortality; Village chicken

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 59549088526     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.r.07     Document Type: Article

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