Ostrich farming in Poland - Its history and current situation after accession to the European Union

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Horbańczuk, Jaroslaw Ola ^a   Tomasik, Cyprian ^b,c   Cooper, Ross Gordon ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^c BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Farming; History; Infrastructure; Market; Ostrich production; Poland

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BREEDING; CLIMATE; EGG LAYING; MARKETING; MEAT; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; POLAND; POULTRY FARMING; REVIEW; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 63149117895     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815508X360470     Document Type: Review

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