Results of a 24 month study of traditional goat production in Swaziland are reported. Females greatly outnumbered males in the flocks. Females kidded first at 301±55 days, kidding interval was 265±100 days, litter size was 1.18±0.29 and kids born per doe per year was 1.61. Birth weight was 1.9 ±0...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Manzini, A.T.
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[The productivity of indigenous goats under traditional management in Swaziland]
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The productivity of indigenous goats under traditional management in Swaziland
Survival of indigenous livestock of Kenya could be threatened by existing programmes that promote exotic breed importation or indiscriminate crossbreeding. Thus, there is a need for proper description of existing genetic resources with an aim of determining their Development, utilisation and cons...
Indetia, D.
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Karimi, S.
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Wandera, F.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Phenotypic characteristics of East African goats in Kajiado and Baringo districts of Kenya]
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Phenotypic characteristics of East African goats in Kajiado and Baringo districts of Kenya
Goat research is organised at various levels in Africa with divers key players, interests and approaches. The paper presents an overview of these levels, the forces that mitigate against goat research and Development and suggests some measures that can address these constraints.
Survival of indigenous goats in Kenya is at risk: due to exotic breed importation and indiscriminate crossbreeding. Phenotypic description of goats with an aim of determining their improvement, utilization and conservation is important. Phenotypic characteristics of 139 East African Goats were re...
Indetie, D.
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Karimi, S.
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Wandera, F.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya]
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Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya
The importance of small ruminants as valuable renewable resources in the world in general and Africa in particular, is briefly reviewed. Opportunities for increasing their productivity and contribution to the national and/or household income are considerable. Research and Development programmes i...
The potential for goat research and Development (R & D) to impact the economic Development of developing countries, particularly in the smallholder sector, cannot be overemphasised. But goat (R & D) has been marginalised in most of these countries, unfortunately. Some of the major underlying reas...
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to an estimated 147 million goats representing about 80 indigenous breeds or strains distributed across all agro-ecological zones and ruminant livestock production systems. Goats are particularly important in marginal agricultural land, especially in arid and semi-arid ...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[The goat resources of Africa: Origin, distribution and contribution to the national economies]
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The goat resources of Africa: Origin, distribution and contribution to the national economies
Small ruminant genetic resources (SRGR) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) play an important role in the welfare of the people, especially the resource poor. SSA is endowed with a diverse SRGR maintained under equally diverse and complex production systems. The public and the private sectors are key fac...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Ramsay, K.
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[The state of the art in the conservation and management of small ruminant genetic resources: The sub-Saharan Africa perspective]
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The state of the art in the conservation and management of small ruminant genetic resources: The sub-Saharan Africa perspective
Degradation of arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) through denudation has been found to result in lowered capacity to support livestock, particularly under extensive production systems. After a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) in Kajiado district, an opportunity was identified in the pastoral res...
Mnene, W.N.
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Wandera, F.P.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Arresting environmental degradation through accelerated on-site soil sedimentation and revegetation using microcatchments and reseeding]
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Arresting environmental degradation through accelerated on-site soil sedimentation and revegetation using microcatchments and reseeding
Wilson, R.T.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Increasing the productivity of African goats and sheep by means of collaborative research networks]
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Increasing the productivity of African goats and sheep by means of collaborative research networks