Integrating interventions against village chicken diseases to reduce mortalities of chicks and growers in southern zone, Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-

  Mbyuzi, A O ^a   Komba, E V G ^b   Mulangila, R C T ^c  

^a Veterinary Investigation Centre   (Tanzania)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c Livestock Research Centre Naliendele   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Free range; HI test; Scavenging; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84855441960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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