A farmer-friendly tool for estimation of weights of pigs kept by smallholder farmers in Uganda
Pig keeping is important to the livelihoods of many rural Ugandans. Pigs are typically sold based on live weight or a carcass weight derived from this; however this weight is commonly estimated due to the lack of access to scales. Here, we explore the development of a weigh band for more accurate we...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Springer
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130594 |
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