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Impacts of Avian Influenza outbreaks on indigenous chicken genetic resources in Thailand

GCP/RAS/228/GER Working Paper No.13

Year of publication 2009

Pages 38

Author Animal Production and Health Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Working papers of the project GCP/RAS/228/GER analyse the knowledge and conditions of smallholder poultry production, poultry genetic resources and poultry health in five Southeast Asian countries and the importance of this production system for urban consumers.

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