A population of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria was monitored for general characteristics. Brown coat colour was dominant in the flock (about 43 percent). Birth type classification frequencies were 60, 39 and 1 percent single, twin and triplet, respectively. Kid birth wei...
Iji, P.A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Alawa, J.P.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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[Performance indices of the West African Dwarf goat under an improved management system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Performance indices of the West African Dwarf goat under an improved management system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
In Nigeria, researcher-managed and farmer-managed West African Dwarf goats were grazed on Stylosanthes hamata (stylo) fodder banks at stocking rates of 29, 43 and 57 goats/ha and 22-25, 42-43, 50-55 and 68-92 goats/ha, respectively. Extrusa samples were taken from oesophageally fistulated goats t...
Njwe, R.M.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Little, D.A.
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[Effect of stocking rate on the botanical composition and nutritive value of diets selected by West African Dwarf goats maintained on researcher-managed and farmer-managed stylo fodder banks during the cropping season in central Nigeria]
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Effect of stocking rate on the botanical composition and nutritive value of diets selected by West African Dwarf goats maintained on researcher-managed and farmer-managed stylo fodder banks during the cropping season in central Nigeria
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Ofodile, S.
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[Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf goats raised under traditional management in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf goats raised under traditional management in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
An investigation was made of the seasonal incidence of coccidial infeciton in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in 2 villages and an on-station situation in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Faecal samples were obtained from about 70 goats in each village and 160 on-station at 4 times of the year, early...
Woji, A.Y.
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Little, D.A.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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[Prevalence of coccidial infections in the West African Dwarf goat in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Prevalence of coccidial infections in the West African Dwarf goat in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Two studies were conducted between 1991 and 1993 to assess the impact of grazing improved natural pasture at different stocking densities on animal and vegetation responses. In the first grazing season, goats of the West African Dwarf (WAD) breed were grazed at four stocking densities. Wet-season...
Iji, P.A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Alawa, J.P.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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[The performance of West African Dwarf does and their kids at various stocking densities on stylo-based pasture in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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The performance of West African Dwarf does and their kids at various stocking densities on stylo-based pasture in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
This paper determines the productivity of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria and compares the relative merits of alternative wet season feed regimes namely; tethering goats on natural pasture, tethering goats on leguminous pasture and free grazing goats on leguminous pasture...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
This study analysed 875 records of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats owned by 45 farmers and collected over 30 months. In the wet season WAD goats had access to either fodder banks or natural pasture. After crop harvest, animals roamed freely. Litter sizes were 1.67 + 0.08 and 1.56 + 0.06, respectiv...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Njwe, R.M.
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[The role of the West African dwarf goat in the economy of the smallholder arable farmer in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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The role of the West African dwarf goat in the economy of the smallholder arable farmer in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Thirty-two herds of West African Dwarf goats raised under village conditions and which grazed stylosanthes (Stylosanthes hamata cVerano) or natural pasture in the wet season were monitored for 30 months to determine herd productivity. Average litter size was 1.67 (+ or -) 0.082, kidding interval ...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Njwe, R.M.
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Tarawali, G.
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[On-farm reproductive performance of the West African Dwarf goat at Ganawuri in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria]
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On-farm reproductive performance of the West African Dwarf goat at Ganawuri in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria
Thirty-two goat flocks belonging to 45 farmers and raised under village conditions in the Ganawuri area of the subhumid zone of Nigeria were monitored every 2 weeks for 30 months to determine productivity under village conditions. Records collected on kids included birth weight, birth type, body ...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria]
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Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria