African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers’ preferences towards breeding objective for indigenous chickens in different agro-ecologies of Ethiopia

Berhanu Bekele
  • Berhanu Bekele
  • School of Animal and Range Science, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Aberra Melesse
  • Aberra Melesse
  • School of Animal and Range Science, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Sandip Banerjee
  • Sandip Banerjee
  • School of Animal and Range Science, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Wondmeneh Esatu
  • Wondmeneh Esatu
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tadelle Dessie
  • Tadelle Dessie
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 13 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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