Reducing food insecurity in developing countries through meat production: The potential of the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Lammers, Peter J ^a   Carlson, Sarah L ^b   Zdorkowski, Gretchen A ^a   Honeyman, Mark S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Practical Farmers of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal protein; Development; Guinea pigs; Livestock

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD SECURITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; POULTRY; SMALLHOLDER;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 67649647599     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170509002543     Document Type: Review

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