Genetic improvement of egg production traits by direct and indirect selection of egg traits in Nigerian local chickens
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عنوان ژورنال: Advancements in Genetic Engineering
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2169-0111
DOI: 10.4172/2169-0111.1000148