African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Village poultry production system: Perception of farmers and simulation of impacts of interventions

E. Wondmeneh
  • E. Wondmeneh
  • DebreZeit Agricultural Research Centre, P. O. Box 32, DebreZeit, Ethiopia.
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E. H. Van der Waaij
  • E. H. Van der Waaij
  • Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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H. M. J. Udo
  • H. M. J. Udo
  • Animal Production Systems group, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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D. Tadelle
  • D. Tadelle
  • International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box, P. O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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J. A. M Van Arendonk
  • J. A. M Van Arendonk
  • Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 December 2015
  •  Published: 16 June 2016

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