Assessing the productivity of indigenous chickens in an extensive management system in Southern Nyanza, Kenya

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-288

  Olwande, Portas Odula ^a   Ogara, William O ^b   Okuthe, Samwel O ^c   Muchemi, Gerald ^b   Okoth, Edward ^d   Odindo, Maurice O ^a   Adhiambo, Rubin F ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Services ^*  (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dynamics of indigenous chickens; Egg utilization; Extensive management system; Production and reproduction parameters; Productivity of indigenous chicken

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGGS; FEMALE; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77951241295     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9418-4     Document Type: Article

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