International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 287

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of factors affecting adoption of exotic chicken breed production in North Western Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia

Teklemariam Abadi
  • Teklemariam Abadi
  • Socio-economic and Research Extension, Shire-Maytsebri Agricultural Research Center, Shire-Endaslassie, Ethiopia.
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Muluken Gezahegn
  • Muluken Gezahegn
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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Abadi Teklehaimanot
  • Abadi Teklehaimanot
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 18 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 September 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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