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
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
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
Necrotic enteritis in poultry was diagnosed histopathologically for the first time, in two chicken farms located in the Sabana de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Descriptions and comments are made of two outbreaks taking into account the clinical history, macroscopic and microscopic lesions and t...
Morales, Gustavo A.
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Bustos M., Francisco
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Díaz, Miguel A.
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[Enteritis necrótica aviar y su comprobación en Colombia]
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Enteritis necrótica aviar y su comprobación en Colombia
Gisselquist, David
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Nash, John
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Pray, Carl
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[ Deregulating the Transfer of Agricultural Technology : Lessons from Bangladesh, India, Turkey, and Zimbabwe ]