Comparison of different poultry breeds under station and on-farm conditions in Ethiopia
A selective breeding program was implemented to improve the performance of indigenous chickens. Improved chicken from the 7th generation were compared with commercial layer, crossbred and unselected indigenous chickens both on-station and on-farm. A total of 870 chickens were used. More than 600 chi...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69191 |
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