MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCES AND EGG QUALITY TRAITS OF EXOTIC CHICKENS UNDER VILLAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN EAST SHEWA, ETHIOPIA

A thesis submitted to the school of Graduate Studies of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master in Tropical Animal Production and Health

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