African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Patterns of pre-weaning piglet mortality and economic losses in field condition

Roy R.
  • Roy R.
  • Darjeeling Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalimpong-734301, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
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Mondal T.
  • Mondal T.
  • Poultry Multiplication Centre, Animal Resource Development Department, Government of West Bengal, Kalimpong-734301, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
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Moktan M. W.
  • Moktan M. W.
  • Darjeeling Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalimpong-734301, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
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  •  Received: 30 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 16 October 2015
  •  Published: 21 June 2018

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