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

Characterization of chicken production system in two selected districts in Central Tigray, Ethiopia

Berhe Teklay
  • Berhe Teklay
  • Tigray Agricultural Research institute Axum Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 230, Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Yosef Tadesse
  • Yosef Tadesse
  • School of Animal and Range Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. 2Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Abegaz
  • Solomon Abegaz
  • School of Animal and Range Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. 2Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 16 November 2023
  •  Accepted: 19 January 2024
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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