Review & presents new data on the management, flock structure, fertility, young & adult mortality, birth weight & growth rate and productivity indices of sheep and goats under traditional systems of production in subhumid Nigeria. Includes estimates of sheep & goats numbers, type of breeds and nu...
Bayer, W.
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[Traditional small ruminant production in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Traditional small ruminant production in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Discusses the possibilities and limitations of applying Australian scientific knowledge and experience to Africn pastoral production systems, i.e., of transfering technology between areas with similar natural conditions but different prduction systems. Assesses production system and major constra...
Bayer, W.
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Waters-Bayer, Ann
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[Adapting tropical pasture research to the production system: From Australian ranching to African pastoralism]
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Adapting tropical pasture research to the production system: From Australian ranching to African pastoralism
In the Nigerian subhumid savanna studies of grazing behaviour by herded cattle reveal utilisation of wide range of feed resources including browse, crop residues and recent fallow, all of which are more nutritious than natural range. A comparison of grazing in a farming area and in a grazing rev...
Bayer, W.
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Otchere, E.O.
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[Effect of livestock-crop integration on grazing time of cattle in a subhumid African savanna]
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Effect of livestock-crop integration on grazing time of cattle in a subhumid African savanna