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Autor: Peacock, C.P.

Describes the traditional grazing organisation of Maasai pastoralists inhabiting a newly formed group ranch in the Kajiado district of Kenya, Summarises livestock movements and land use practices. Shows cattle herd distribution in 1982 and 1983


Peacock, C.P.[Herd movement on a Maasai group ranch in relation to traditional organisation and livestock development]Herd movement on a Maasai group ranch in relation to traditional organisation and livestock development

Describes use of low - level aeral census in counting livestock in Kenya's Maasailand Group Ranches, concentrating on survey designs & efforts made to improve reliability of population estimates, Compares efficiency & precision of aerial & ground counts.


King, J.M.Sayers, A.R.Chara, P.Leeuw, P.N. dePeacock, C.P.[Improving aerial counts of Maasai livestock]Improving aerial counts of Maasai livestock

Presents findings of a trial carried out at Elangata Wuas in Tanzania to measure the liveweight development of 1101 goats and 547 sheep kept under ranch conditions, considering the influence of variables such as management system, sex, parity, birth type, season of birth and flock. Analyzes post-...


Wilson, R.T.Peacock, C.P.Sayers, A.R.[Livestock production on Masai group ranches. 2. Growth and liveweight in goats and sheep at Elangata Wuas and the factors influencing them]Livestock production on Masai group ranches. 2. Growth and liveweight in goats and sheep at Elangata Wuas and the factors influencing them

Examines the structure of the herds & flocks of a sample of 41 households on the three Maasai group ranches in Kenya, relating differences in herd structure to livestock wealth of the household, to the stage of development of the group ranch, & to the variation in climate and production alternati...


King, J.M.Sayers, A.R.Peacock, C.P.Kontrohr, E.[Maasai herd and flock structures in relation to livestock wealth, climate and development]Maasai herd and flock structures in relation to livestock wealth, climate and development
Autor: Peacock, C.P.

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.


Peacock, C.P.[Measures for assessing the productivity of sheep and goats]Measures for assessing the productivity of sheep and goats
Autor: Peacock, C.P.

Presents a sheep and goat production study carried out in the Kajiado district of Kenya at Elangata Wuas group ranch from July 1978 to February 1981. Discusses productivity (age at first parturition, parturition interval, weight gain), mortality (preweaning death) among different age & sex groups.


Peacock, C.P.[Production d'ovins et de caprins au ranch collectif d'Elangata Wuas]Production d'ovins et de caprins au ranch collectif d'Elangata Wuas
Autor: Peacock, C.P.

Presents a sheep and goat production study carried out in the Kajiado district of Kenya at Elangata Wuas group ranch from July 1978 to February 1981. Discusses productivity (age at first parturition, parturition interval, weight gain), mortality (preweaning death) among different age & sex groups.


Peacock, C.P.[Sheep and goat production at Elangata Wuas group ranch]Sheep and goat production at Elangata Wuas group ranch

Examines the productivity of goats and sheep on a Masai group ranch in Kenya including pre-weaning mortality and live weight of young. Considers environmental factors affecting the death rate. Constructs three productivity indices to identify a management system.


Wilson, R.T.Peacock, C.P.Sayers, A.R.[Pre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Masai group ranch in south-central Kenya]Pre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Masai group ranch in south-central Kenya

Discusses results of a study conducted on masai ranches to determine the effects of flock, season, parity, sex & litter size on reproductive traits like age at first parturition, intervals between successive births & number of young per birth in sheep and goats.


Wilson, R.T.Peacock, C.P.Sayers, A.R.[Aspects of reproduction in goats and sheep in south-central Kenya]Aspects of reproduction in goats and sheep in south-central Kenya

Studies the death rate and cause of death of lambs in six different environments in the African traditional livestock production systems. Suggests solutions to reduce early mortality rates.


Wilson, R.T.Traoré, A.Peacock, C.P.Mack, S.Agyemang, K.[Early mortality of lambs in African traditional livestock production systems]Early mortality of lambs in African traditional livestock production systems

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