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Pig breeding information for Ugandan pig keepers

Extension Material
Published on November 2020
byInternational Livestock Research Institute

Citation

Marshall, K. 2020. Pig breeding information for Ugandan pig keepers. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Authors

  • Marshall, Karen
  • animal breeding
  • breeds
  • genetics
  • pigs
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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111174

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