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080 _a07.09.01 P939
100 _aPreston, T R
245 _aPigs and poultry in the tropics : utilization of local feed resources
260 _bTechnical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
_aWageningenNL
_c1987
300 _a25p.
520 _aPresents alternative approaches to poultry production as a means of replacing conventional intensive methods which have proved unsuitable for ACP countries and rely on costly imported feeds. Proposes the use of locally available resources. Emphasizes need to reduce dependence on imports while increasing the value of national products, in conformity with the aspirations of ACP countries. Topics discussed include inter alia, nutritional characteristics of tropical feed, and feeding systems using non-conventional feeds.
583 _c3/7/00
_kM2LMGR
942 _cM
_mP939
999 _c14859
_d14859