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
Analyses milk yield of Cameroon Dwarf Blackbelly sheep as was estimated by the indirect method of weighing lambs before and after suckling during a period of 12 weeks. Twenty-two lactations were evaluated between February and December 1985. Average daily milk yield ranged from 0.31 to 0.50 kg for...
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