One hundred multiparous indigenous does were purchased from communal farmers for on-station trials. At the research site, the goats were confined and zero-grazed. During adaptation, six goats died, 28 aborted, 56 kidded and 10 had no reproduction records. The does lost weight and were afflicted b...
Weight, dimensions, composition and yield indices of half-carcasses of 52 male (milk-teethed to full mouth) and 18 mature female (6-8 teeth) goats were examined to provide information on the characteristics of Matebele goat carcasses of different ages and sexes in order to identify those that may...
Simela, L.
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Ndlovu, L.R.
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Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele
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[Carcass characteristics of the marketed Matabele goat from south-western Zimbabwe]
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Carcass characteristics of the marketed Matabele goat from south-western Zimbabwe
The live weight of Matabele does kept in seven communally grazed flocks in southern Zimbabwe were established by survey over a two-year period. The does showed a cyclical change in weight around the breeding cycle, the mean live weight at mating, immediately after kidding and 60 days after kiddin...
Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele
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Bryant, M.J.
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Ndlovu, L.R.
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[Live weight and body condition changes of Matebele does during their breeding cycle in a semi-arid environment]
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Live weight and body condition changes of Matebele does during their breeding cycle in a semi-arid environment