The management of indigenous pigs in rural villages of Busia and Kakamega district, Western Kenya, is discussed. Data on husbandry practices, challenges and farmers knowledge on T. solium taeniosis / cysticercosis were gathered using questionnaires administered in face-to-face interviews. Pigs we...
Mutua, F.K.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Ogara, W.O.
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Githigia, S.M.
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Levy, M.
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Schelling, E.
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[Indigenous pig management practices in rural villages of Western Kenya]
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Indigenous pig management practices in rural villages of Western Kenya
Objectives: To develop and validate a pig weight-estimation method using body length and girth measurements.
Methods: In a random sample of 288 smallholder pig farms in Western Kenya, pigs were weighed (kg) and their lengths and girths were measured (cm). Prediction models were generated using 75...
Mutua, F.K.
,
Dewey, C.E.
,
Arimi, S.M.
,
Schelling, E.
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Ogara, W.O.
,
[Prediction of live body weight using length and girth measurements for pigs in rural Western Kenya]
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Prediction of live body weight using length and girth measurements for pigs in rural Western Kenya
We used face-to-face interviews to gather data on pig feeding practices in rural Busia District, Kenya. We visited 164 pig farms three times in the course of the study period. The pigs were weighed in kilograms during the visits. Feeds offered to pigs were described during the interviews. The mos...
Mutua, F.K.
,
Dewey, C.E.
,
Arimi, S.M.
,
Ogara, W.
,
Levy, M.
,
Schelling, E.
,
[A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of Western Kenya]
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A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of Western Kenya
Mutua, F.K.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Arimi, S.M.
,
Schelling, E.
,
Ogara, W.O.
,
Levy, M.
,
[Reproductive performance of sows in rural communities of Busia and Kakamega Districts, Western Kenya]
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Reproductive performance of sows in rural communities of Busia and Kakamega Districts, Western Kenya