Describes a two year study of sheep and goat production on Maasai group ranches in Kenya. Reviews measures of output used by ILCA and others, and assesses the advantage and disadvanteges of each type of measurement and proposes new indices of production and methods for analysis.
Describes the research approach adopted by an interdisciplinary ILCA team to study a pastoralist production system, summarizing the methodology & results of research on small ruminants' productivity in the Maasai pastoral system, and outlining dif. features of current smallstock research in Kenya...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Peacock, C.P.
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[The productivity of small ruminants in the Maasai pastoral system, Kajiado District, Kenya. An introduction to current research]
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The productivity of small ruminants in the Maasai pastoral system, Kajiado District, Kenya. An introduction to current research
A study conducted to assess the seasonal breeding effects on productivity of sheep and goats on the Maasai group ranch at Elangata Wuas in Kenya. Examines reproductive performance, mortality, growth and productivity. Includes data on parturition intervals, causes of pre-weaning mortality and prod...