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

Factors influencing success of artificial insemination of pigs using extended fresh semen in rural smallholder pig farms of Rwanda

Munyaneza Celestin
  • Munyaneza Celestin
  • Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Management and Renewable Energy (FAEMRE), University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB), P. O. Box 25, Byumba, Rwanda.
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Nyiramuhire Valentine
  • Nyiramuhire Valentine
  • Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Management and Renewable Energy (FAEMRE), University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB), P. O. Box 25, Byumba, Rwanda.
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Mubashankwaya Isaac
  • Mubashankwaya Isaac
  • Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Management and Renewable Energy (FAEMRE), University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB), P. O. Box 25, Byumba, Rwanda.
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Munyandamutsa Fabrice
  • Munyandamutsa Fabrice
  • Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Management and Renewable Energy (FAEMRE), University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB), P. O. Box 25, Byumba, Rwanda.
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Ndisanze Oscar
  • Ndisanze Oscar
  • Animal Resources Office, Rulindo District, P. O. Box 6892, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Bagaragaza François
  • Bagaragaza François
  • Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Management and Renewable Energy (FAEMRE), University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB), P. O. Box 25, Byumba, Rwanda.
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Mujyambere Jean Marie Vianey
  • Mujyambere Jean Marie Vianey
  • Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Management and Renewable Energy (FAEMRE), University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB), P. O. Box 25, Byumba, Rwanda.
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  •  Received: 12 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 08 February 2019
  •  Published: 30 April 2019

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