Presents preliminary assessment of animals' performance under a free-roaming and movement-restricted production system and farmers' responses to changed husbandry practices in southeast Nigeria; with particular reference to flock dynamics & male to female ratio; reproductive performance; growth r...
Mack, S.
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Sumberg, J.E.
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Okali, C.
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[Small ruminant production under pressure: The example of goats in southeast Nigeria]
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Small ruminant production under pressure: The example of goats in southeast Nigeria
Describes small ruminant production systems for the humid areas of southern Nigeria. Discusses the differences in ownership patterns between men and women; household relations particularly decision making processes related to the potential use of browse as fertilizer or feed; and the unique natur...
Okali, C.
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Sumberg, J.E.
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[Sheep and goats, men and women: Household relations and small ruminant development in southwest Nigeria]
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Sheep and goats, men and women: Household relations and small ruminant development in southwest Nigeria
Review of work being carried out by ILCA's Humid Zone Programme based at Ibadan, Nigeria to improve small ruminant production in this area. Evaluates ways of linking crop & small ruminant production through the use of fast growing leguminous trees such as Leucaena leucocephala & Gliricidia sepium...
Sumberg, J.E.
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[La culture en allees dans la zone humide: Une association de l'elevage et de l'agriculture]
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La culture en allees dans la zone humide: Une association de l'elevage et de l'agriculture
Review of work being carried out by ILCA's Humid Zone Programme based at Ibadan, Nigeria to improve small ruminant production in this area. Evaluates ways of linking crop & small ruminant production through the use of fast growing leguminous trees such as Leucaena leucocephala & Gliricidia sepium...
Sumberg, J.E.
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[Alley farming in the humid zone: Linking crop and livestock production]
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Alley farming in the humid zone: Linking crop and livestock production