Various fertility parameters are under investigation in the Small East African goat at Isiolo, northern Kenya. A programme of aseasonal breeding is used and parameters are examined in relation to the quantity and quality of forage available. Breeding groups consisting of 18 females each are used:...
Rutagwenda, T.
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Schwartz, H.J.
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Carles, A.B.
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Said, A.N.
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[Effects of seasonal forage supply on some fertility parameters in the Small East African goat in northern Kenya]
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Effects of seasonal forage supply on some fertility parameters in the Small East African goat in northern Kenya
Comparative studies on adaptive strategies of Small East African Goats and Somali Blackhead Sheep to seasonal changes of forage quality and quantity on offer were carried out for 2 years on a semi-arid thornbush savannah. They included monitoring of pasture condition, performance recording, monit...
The effect of birth weight on lamb survival, and the role of stage of pregnant ewe supplementation and weight gain during pregnancy, were investigated for 285 Menz ewes that lambed from 334 mated when averaging 22.8+4.6 (SD) kg body weight and 2.3+0.75 condition score. Ewes either only grazed (C)...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Said, A.N.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sherington, J.
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Mutiga, E.R.
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[Birth weight as a risk factor for perinatal lamb mortality, and the effects of stage of pregnant ewe supplementation and gestation weight gain in Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Birth weight as a risk factor for perinatal lamb mortality, and the effects of stage of pregnant ewe supplementation and gestation weight gain in Ethiopian Menz sheep
These are the Proceedings of the last joint workshop of the Pasture Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (PANESA) and the African Research Network for Agricultural Byproducts (ARNAB), held in Gaborone, Botswana, 4-8 March 1991. This volume contains the three addresses delivered at the opening ...
Stares, J.E.S.
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Said, A.N.
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Kategile, J.K.
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[The complementarity of feed resources for animal production in Africa]
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The complementarity of feed resources for animal production in Africa
Said, A.N.
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Dzowela, B.H.
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[Overcoming constraints to the efficient utilization of agricultural by-products as animal feed]
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Overcoming constraints to the efficient utilization of agricultural by-products as animal feed
Examines the effect of four levels of nutrition (poor, low, medium, and high) with or without endoparasitic treatment (drenching) on postweaning growth, survival and onset of puberty in Menz ewe lambs. A concentrate mixture providing 2.5 Mcal/kg dry matter (DM) metabolizable energy and 15.2 g/kg ...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Said, A.N.
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[Effect of nutrition and endoparasitic treatment on growth, onset of puberty and reproductive activity in Menz ewe lambs]
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Effect of nutrition and endoparasitic treatment on growth, onset of puberty and reproductive activity in Menz ewe lambs
Outlines the prospect of utilizing urea treated maize stover by smallholders in Kenya. Discusses agricultural activities, such as crop production, animal production, feed constraints, land availability, feed resources, feed conservation and utilization of maize stover.
Said, A.N.
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Wanyoike, M.M.
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[The prospect of utilizing urea-treated maize stover by smallholders in Kenya]
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The prospect of utilizing urea-treated maize stover by smallholders in Kenya