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
Animal performance was evaluated in various management systems in south-east Nigeria. Systems examined included a free-roaming and movement-restricted production system; and farmers' responses to changed husbandry practices. Discussions and data on flock dynamics and male to female ratio; reprodu...
Mack, S.D.
,
Sumberg, J.E.
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Okali, C.
,
[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
Reports results from a 41 month study of West African Dwarf goats and sheep under village conditions in South-West Nigeria. Presents data on distribution by age and sex; reasons for animals leaving the survey; reproductive performance; litter size; weight at different ages and probability surviva...
Sumberg, J.E.
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Mack, S.D.
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[Village production of West African Dwarf goats and sheep in Nigeria]
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Village production of West African Dwarf goats and sheep in Nigeria