Nine hundred cockerels of indigenous Light Sussex X indigenous, Rhode island red X indigenous, Black Australorp X indigenous, white Leghorn X indigenous and three pure imported breeds were reared from day old to 5 months of age, and growth rates, food consumption, feed conversion, killing out per...
Trail, J.C.M.
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[Meat production from indigenous, crossbred and imported poultry in Uganda]
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Meat production from indigenous, crossbred and imported poultry in Uganda
Gebreyohannes, G.
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[Statement at the inauguration of the ILRI poultry facility by Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes, representative of the government of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 April 2018]
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Statement at the inauguration of the ILRI poultry facility by Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes, representative of the government of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 April 2018
Smith, Jimmy W.
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[Speech by Jimmy Smith, Director General of ILRI, at the inauguration of the ILRI poultry research facility, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 April 2018]
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Speech by Jimmy Smith, Director General of ILRI, at the inauguration of the ILRI poultry research facility, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26 April 2018
The experiment was done at estate management unit in Sebele, Gaborne. Ten 23 weeks old laying Tswana chickens were bought from a local farmer and divided into two groups of five each, using complete randomised design. Group one was fed on layer mash and the other group was fed on composite local ...
Aganga, A.A.
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Tshwenyane, S.O.
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Molefhe, L.
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[Influence of feed type on egg production of Tswana laying Chicken]
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Influence of feed type on egg production of Tswana laying Chicken
Two studies were conducted: the first study evaluated the production potential of indigenous (Tswana) chickens under an extensive free-range management system in the Gaborone agricultural region of Botswanal; and the second study was a survey of 25 randomly selected, commercial small-scale broile...
Aganga, A.A.
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Omphile, U.J.
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Malope, P.
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Chabanga, C.H.
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Motsamai, G.M.
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Motsumi, L.G.
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[Traditional poultry production and commercial broiler alternatives for small-holder farmers in Botswana]
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Traditional poultry production and commercial broiler alternatives for small-holder farmers in Botswana
Considering that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in developing countries is
not solely a veterinary problem, especially in backyard flocks, and an acceptable control
can only be successful with the involvement of those small holders a research agenda
was developed by an international exp...
Unger, Fred
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Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Narrod, C.
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Syafrison, I.
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Sudarman, A.
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Arifin, B.
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Nuryartono, N.
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Sumiarto, B.
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Siregar, E.S.
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[Pro-poor risk reduction strategy for HPAI control in backyard poultry in Indonesia: a project overview and approaches used]
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Pro-poor risk reduction strategy for HPAI control in backyard poultry in Indonesia: a project overview and approaches used
Endemic diseases are permanently present in a given population and at steady and predictable levels. In low- and middle-income countries these levels are usually higher, and some diseases only exist in those countries. They impact human livelihoods directly either through causing diseases (zoonos...
1. White leghorns at the Central Poultry Farm averaged egg production than 50% white Leghorn x Baladi crosses (148 to 132 eggs) under controlled test conditions for a 10 month period in the year 1958/59, but the latter survived slightly better (52% as compared to 65%).
2. White Leghorns lived and...
Desai, D.K.
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Halbrook, E.R.
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[Egg production and mortality of various breeds and crosses of chickens under Sudan conditions]
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Egg production and mortality of various breeds and crosses of chickens under Sudan conditions
This study was carried out to investigate the productivity and the natural disease resistance potential of free-ranging local chickens in Tanzania. A total of 84 adult free-ranging local chicken ecotypes were studied, namely: Mbeya, Morogoro-medium, Ching’wekwe, Kuchi and Singamagazi. Adult body ...
Msoffe, P.L.M.
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Mtambo, M.M.A.
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Minga, U.M.
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Gwakisa, P.S.
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Mdegela, R.H.
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Olsen, J.E.
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[Productivity and Natural Disease Resistance Potential of Free-ranging Local Chicken Ecotypes in Tanzania]
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Productivity and Natural Disease Resistance Potential of Free-ranging Local Chicken Ecotypes in Tanzania