Morphobiometrical diversity of the indigenous chicken’s population in the Sudano-sahelian zone of Cameroon
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Animal Science - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Studies were undertaken at rural, peri-urban and urban areas of the Sudano-sahelian agro-ecological zone of Cameroon to describe the variations in physical characters and some important feather and skin mutations observed in different populations of native chickens of the sudano-sahelian zone of Cameroon.
Authors and Affiliations
M. T. Haoua*| Faculty of exacts and applied sciences, University of N’djamena, P.O. Box 1117 N’djamena –Chad., M. Y. Poutougnigni| Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222 Dschang-Cameroon., T. C. Keambou| Faculty of Science, university of Buea, P.O. Box 63 Buea-Cameroon., Y. Manjeli| Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222 Dschang-Cameroon.
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- DOI 10.14196/sjas.v4i11.2016
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