Feedlot performance and carcass quality were investigated on Sudan Desert sheep raised under irrigated conditions in the Gezira area. Average daily gain over the fattening period of 56 days in the feedlot was 237.0±2.0 g. Single born lambs grew faster than twin-born lambs (p
Young Watish lambs grazing berseem grow at 148 and 105 g/day for males & females respectively, over a 20-week period. The provision of various concentrate supplements marginally increased live-weight gains but this practice was not recommended as being of economic value. Hot carcass weight of you...
Ahmed, F.A.
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Pollott, G.E.
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Mohammed, O.M.
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[The growth and carcass weight of young Watish Sudan Desert sheep when fed concentrate supplements to berseem (Medicago sativa) grazing]
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The growth and carcass weight of young Watish Sudan Desert sheep when fed concentrate supplements to berseem (Medicago sativa) grazing
Osmotic resistance of erythrocyte in hypotonic saline was spectrophotometrically determined in White Fulani cattle, West African Dwarf sheep and goats.Osmotic fragility was found to be highest in goat with maximum resistance occuring at 0.75% and 0.55% sodium chloride solutions. It was lowest in ...
Olusanya, S.K.
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Adepoju, F.O.
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[Osmotic fragility of erythrocytes of some Nigerian species of domestic ruminants]
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Osmotic fragility of erythrocytes of some Nigerian species of domestic ruminants
Haematological values of healthy Yankasa and Udah sheep were determined to serve as baseline for clinical interpretation of haematological data from diseased local sheep. Values for Hb, PCV, RBC and WBC from the healthy flocks were similar, though lower than reported values for sheep in temperate...
Saror, D.I.
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Schillhorn Veen, T.W. van
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[Haematological values of Udah and Yankasa sheep in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Haematological values of Udah and Yankasa sheep in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Sewunet, Zerihun
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[Rearing sheep in Atsbi: Small ruminant value chain development in Ethiopia]
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Rearing sheep in Atsbi: Small ruminant value chain development in Ethiopia
Formulation of cost-effective preventive control programmes for helminth infection in small ruminants should be based on sound epidemiological knowledge of the time relationship between contamination of pastures and the seasonal availability of infective larvae in a given geographic area. Epidemi...
Tembely, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sovani, S.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands]
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Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands
Analyses the frequency and causes of deaths observed during 1982-86 in sheep flocks around Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. Includes data on annual crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency, age at death, and seasonal crude death rates.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Degefa, M.
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[Review of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1982-86]
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Review of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1982-86
Summarises past and present experiences with livestock performance testing in sub-Saharan Africa and outlines the role of networks in improving on-farm testing through the use of standardised testing methods and rapid data handling and feedback. Includes data on the distribution of cattle and she...
Peters, Kurt J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa
Examines sheep and goat husbandry including breed types and ownership; nutrition and productivity. Tabulates their contribution to liveweight biomass, meat production, and registered slaughtering. Shows some measured production parameters for African goats and sheep in semi-arid areas. Looks at t...
Wilson, R.T.
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[Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa]
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Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa