DEVELOPMENT OF BREEDING OBJECTIVES FOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS UTILISING THE BORAN BREED IN KENYA

Thesis (masters) A Thesis submitted to the Graduate School in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Master of Science Degree in Animal Production (Animal Breeding) of Egerton University.

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