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

Native chicken farming: A tool for wealth creation and food security in Benin

Camus Adoligbe
  • Camus Adoligbe
  • Research Unit on communicable disease, University of Abomey-Calavi, P. O. Box. 2009 Cotonou, Benin.
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Arthur Fernandes
  • Arthur Fernandes
  • Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Dr. Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Richard Osei-Amponsah
  • Richard Osei-Amponsah
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box, LG 226, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Nourou Dine Adje
  • Nourou Dine Adje
  • Research Unit on communicable disease, University of Abomey-Calavi, P. O. Box. 2009 Cotonou, Benin.
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Robert Gbedevi
  • Robert Gbedevi
  • Research Unit on communicable disease, University of Abomey-Calavi, P. O. Box. 2009 Cotonou, Benin.
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Marie-Christelle Fonton
  • Marie-Christelle Fonton
  • Research Unit on communicable disease, University of Abomey-Calavi, P. O. Box. 2009 Cotonou, Benin.
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Guilherme J. M. Rosa
  • Guilherme J. M. Rosa
  • Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Dr. Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Farougou Souaibou Souaibou
  • Farougou Souaibou Souaibou
  • Research Unit on communicable disease, University of Abomey-Calavi, P. O. Box. 2009 Cotonou, Benin.
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  •  Received: 26 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 13 August 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2020

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