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Presents and discusses ILCA's research on smallholder farming in the highlands, village sheep and goat production in the humid zone, cattle production in the subhumid zone, pastoral production in the arid zones of West Africa, range livestock production in eastern and southern Africa, and breed e...

Analysis of small ruminant production in developed and developing countries, particularly sheep & goat distribution in the world, meat, milk and wool regional distribution, trends of declining and growth production of small ruminants, and price ratios for wool, w. data on world meat & livestock p...

Description of the ILCA Research Programme on small ruminants, with reference to the humid zone of West Africa, particularly Nigeria; data on sheep and goat flocks, livestock ownership and its distribution by size of holding, farming systems in ILCA research areas in Nigeria; mortality rates in a...

Survey on animal population & distribution, and on tsetse fly infested areas in Nigeria; breed descriptions, animal performance traits, productivity and animal diseases of Muturu cattle, N'Dama cattle, Borgu cattle, N'Dama X Keteku crossbreeds, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat...

Study of sheep and goat production in tropical Africa, particularly animal numbers and production systems and regional geographic distribution & productivity potentials, w. outline of the need for future research on their potential performance under improved systems; data on adult body weight & p...

Distribution and numbers of cattle, sheep and goats in Sierra Leone, and description of the animal performance and productivity of N'Dama cattle, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat; data on animal diseases, herd composition & management, and research and development activities.