The pig performance testing scheme in Zimbabwe
Commercial pig production in Zimbabwe largely involves the use of exotic pig breeds numbering approximately 104 thousand out of a total of 295 thousand pigs (CSO 1999a, 1999b). In pig production there are many traits of economic importance and improving these traits requires improvement of the envir...
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| Format: | Case Study |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Livestock Research Institute
2002
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3541 |
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