African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Review

Survival rate of donkey foals: Status quo and improvement methods

Yonghui Wang
  • Yonghui Wang
  • Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, P. R. China.
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Tianqi Wang
  • Tianqi Wang
  • Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, P. R. China.
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Zhengwei Zhang
  • Zhengwei Zhang
  • Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, P. R. China.
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Changfa Wang
  • Changfa Wang
  • Liaocheng Research Institute of Donkey High-Efficiency Breeding and Ecological Feeding, Liaocheng University, P. R. China.
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  •  Received: 25 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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