A survey of early chick mortality on small-scale poultry farms in Jos, central Nigeria

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 446-449

  Muhammad, M ^a   Muhammad, L U ^a   Ambali, A G ^b   Mani, A U ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chick quality; Culling; Early chick mortality; Hatchery

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 77956963289     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.446.449     Document Type: Article

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