International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 288

Full Length Research Paper

Determination of bee spacing and comb cell dimensions for Apis mellifera Scutellata honeybee race in western Ethiopia

Mulisa Faji
  • Mulisa Faji
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 265, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Alemayehu Abebe
  • Alemayehu Abebe
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 265, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Diribi Mijena
  • Diribi Mijena
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 265, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Fekadu Begna
  • Fekadu Begna
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 265, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Alayu Tarekegn
  • Alayu Tarekegn
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 265, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 25 June 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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