Presents the past and present research findings on sheep and goat breeding in Nigeria. Attempts were made in the past at exploiting their genetic potentials through pure breeding and selection while a number of exotic breeds were used on the indigenous sheep and goats to improve goats and sheep s...
Olayiwole, M.B.
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Adu, I.F.
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[Past and present research on sheep and goat breeding in Nigeria]
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Past and present research on sheep and goat breeding in Nigeria
Haemoglobin variants were studied in a population of 104 Red Sokoto goats of over 1 year of age and in 49 kids. Three haemoglobin variants and 5 phenotypes were detected. The observed proportions of haemoglobin phenotypes in animals over 1 year of age differed from the expected numbers calculated...
Buvanendran, V.
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Sooriyamoorthy, T
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Ogunsusi, R.A.
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Adu, I.F.
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[Haemoglobin polymorphism and resistance to helminths in Red Sokoto goats]
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Haemoglobin polymorphism and resistance to helminths in Red Sokoto goats
Describes the three indigenous goats of Nigeria: Sahel, Red Sokoto and West African Dwarf. Data on productivity, reproductivity, birth weight and viability, body measurement and size, growth, carcass and milk yield included.