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Predictors of death and production performance of layer chickens in opened and sealed pens in a tropical savannah environment

BACKGROUND: Layer chickens are exposed to high risks of production losses and mortality with impact on farm profitability. The harsh tropical climate and severe disease outbreaks, poor biosecurity, sub-minimal vaccination and treatment protocols, poor management practices, poor chick quality, feed-a...

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Autores principales: Shittu, Aminu, Raji, Abdullahi Abdullahi, Madugu, Shuaibu A, Hassan, Akinola Waheed, Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25212591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-014-0214-7