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

Production and reproduction performance of rural poultry in lowland and midland agro-ecological zones of central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

T. Alem
  • T. Alem
  • Department of Animal Production and Ecotourism, Aksum University, P. O. Box 314, Aksum, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 08 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 07 November 2014
  •  Published: 04 December 2014

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