Characteristics of the smallholder free-range pig production system in western Kenya

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 865-873

  Kagira, John M ^a   Kanyari, Paul W N ^b   Maingi, Ndicho ^b   Githigia, Samuel M ^b   Ng'ang'a, J C ^b   Karuga, Julia W ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Free range; Kenya; Pigs; Smallholder systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; STATISTICS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; KENYA; MALE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

HAEMATOPINUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77952891114     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9500-y     Document Type: Article

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