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Non-commercial poultry industries: Surveys of backyard and gamefowl breeder flocks in the United States

The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Poultry '04 study was conducted to better describe non-commercial United States poultry populations, in particular, backyard and gamefowl breeder flocks. To estimate the density of backyard flocks in close proximity to commercial operations, a sample of 350 commercial poultry operations in 18 top…

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Non-commercial poultry industries: Surveys of backyard and gamefowl breeder flocks in the United States