Breeding performance in the Italian chicken breed Mericanel della Brianza

In Italy, 90 local avian breeds were described; the majority (61%) were classified as extinct and only 8.9% as still widely spread. Therefore, efforts for conservation of Italian avian breeds are urgently required. The aim of this study was to record the breeding performance of the Italian breed Mer...

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Main Authors: Silvia Cerolini, Manuela Madeddu, Luisa Zaniboni, Chiara Cassinelli, Maria G. Mangiagalli, Stefano P. Marelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/ijas.2010.e72/html_1