A move from subsistence to semi-commercial family poultry farming with local chickens: Effective strategies for family poultry in Bangladesh

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-259

  Sarkar, K ^a   Golam, M ^a  

^a Central Poultry Breeding Farm ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Creep feeding; Household income; Management intervention; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 68349150827     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004393390900021X     Document Type: Article

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