International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Full Length Research Paper

Production performance evaluation of koekoek chicken under farmer management practice in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia

Shumuye Belay
  • Shumuye Belay
  • Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 258, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Mehari Resom
  • Mehari Resom
  • Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 258, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Haftom Yemane
  • Haftom Yemane
  • Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 258, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Haileslassie Amare
  • Haileslassie Amare
  • Operational Research for Technology Dissemination Project, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 07 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 11 April 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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