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5.3 Peri-urban piggeries in Papua New Guinea

  • J. R. Walters (a1)
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The pig is by far the most important domestic animal in Papua New Guinea, having been introduced to the island from Asia as domestic stock more than 5 000 years ago (Purdy, 1971; Harris, 1975; Brown, 1978).

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COPYRIGHT: © British Society of Animal Production 1981
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