Adoption of Scientific Poultry Farming Practices by the Broiler Farmers in Haryana, India

Subject Areas : Camel

C.S. Ithika ¹ , S.P. Singh ² , G. Gautam ³

1 - Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Bombay, India
2 - Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Bombay, India
3 - College of Veterinary Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, 125004, India

Received: 2011-11-17 Accepted : 2012-03-01 Published : 2013-06-01

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