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SUBMITTER: Bettridge JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217978 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bettridge Judy M JM Psifidi Androniki A Terfa Zelalem G ZG Desta Takele T TT Lozano-Jaramillo Maria M Dessie Tadelle T Kaiser Pete P Wigley Paul P Hanotte Olivier O Christley Robert M RM
Nature sustainability 20181015 10
Village chickens are ubiquitous in smallholder farming systems, contributing to household, local and national economies under diverse environmental, economic and cultural settings. However, they are raised in challenging environments where productivity is low while mortality is high. There is much interest in utilizing indigenous genetic resources to produce a chicken resilient to its environment, whilst providing the basis of an economically sustainable enterprise. Globally, however, a wide var ...[more]