Discusses the market potential for increased sheep & goat production in southwest Nigeria based on an analysis of supply & demand and prices of goats & sheep in both rural & urban markets.
Okali, C.
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Upton, M.
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[The market potential for increased small ruminant production in southwest Nigeria]
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The market potential for increased small ruminant production in southwest Nigeria
Presents estimates of the returns from production of Dwarf sheep & goats under traditional systems and the variability in returns in south west Nigeria. Discusses alternative approaches to raising productivity esdisease control to reduce mortality and improved nutrition; assesses suitability of p...
Describes models of traditional & improved small ruminant production subsystems within humid West African traditional farming systems, analysing costs & returns and factors affecting each. Includes an appendix modelling patterns of development, over time, of the size and structure of a goat floc...