In March 1972 goats were first introduced to the National Animal Husbandry research station at Naviasha. The goats transferred to Naivasha were obtained in order to investigate their suitability as meat producers. Therefore, a small crossbreeding trial was initiated, comparing purely indigenous g...
Haas, H.J. de
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Chemitei, V.C.C.
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[Observations on indigenous and Boer X indigenous crossbred kids: Preliminary report comparing their growth rates under Naivasha conditions]
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Observations on indigenous and Boer X indigenous crossbred kids: Preliminary report comparing their growth rates under Naivasha conditions
The nutritional status of children below five years of age is a sensitive indicator of a country’s health status
as well as economic condition. This descriptive cross–sectional study aimed at examining child nutritional
status and gender relations among dairy goat and improved root crop project b...
Meena, P.H.
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[Child nutrition and gender relations: Case study of dairy goat and improved root crop project in Mvomero and Kongwa district, Tanzania]
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Child nutrition and gender relations: Case study of dairy goat and improved root crop project in Mvomero and Kongwa district, Tanzania
A study was carried out to determine farmers’ preferences for goat breeds, desired traits, management and breeding practices in agro-pastoral communities of central and eastern Tanzania. A total of 552 goat keepers from semi-arid and sub-humid areas were involved. Information on goat flock size, ...
Chenyambuga, S.W.
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Lekule, F.P.
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[Breed preference and breeding practices for goats in agro-pastoral communities of semi-arid and sub-humid areas in Tanzania]
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Breed preference and breeding practices for goats in agro-pastoral communities of semi-arid and sub-humid areas in Tanzania
Community Based Environmental Assessment (CBEA) is an approach used to collate information in order to identify and analyze the environmental impacts of planned, on-going and completed community development activities. This study was conducted with four villages in the Kongwa and Mvomero District...
Kilemo, D.K.
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Kerario, I.
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Parkins, J.R.
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Nindi, S.J.
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[Making community based environmental impact assessment work: Case study of a Dairy Goat and Root Crop Project in Tanzania]
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Making community based environmental impact assessment work: Case study of a Dairy Goat and Root Crop Project in Tanzania
A cross-sectional study to determine risk factors associated with sero-prevalence of contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia (CCPP) in goats was carried out between the months of March, 2014 and March, 2015 in Pokot East, Turkana West and Kajiado Central Sub-counties. A semi-structured questionnaire ...
Kipronoh, K.A.
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Ombui, J.N.
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Ombui, J.N.
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Binepal, Y.S.
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Wesonga, H.O.
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Gitonga, E.
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Thuranira, E.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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[Risk factors associated with contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia in goats in pastoral areas in the Rift Valley region of Kenya]
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Risk factors associated with contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia in goats in pastoral areas in the Rift Valley region of Kenya
Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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Wieland, Barbara
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Better hygienic practices to improve small ruminant meat quality]
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Better hygienic practices to improve small ruminant meat quality
A population of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria was monitored for general characteristics. Brown coat colour was dominant in the flock (about 43 percent). Birth type classification frequencies were 60, 39 and 1 percent single, twin and triplet, respectively. Kid birth wei...
Iji, P.A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Alawa, J.P.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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[Performance indices of the West African Dwarf goat under an improved management system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Performance indices of the West African Dwarf goat under an improved management system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
This chapter reviews the current status of anthelmintic resistance in Southeast Asia, and examines the implications for smallholders, for whom anthelmintics offer one key to the control of parasitism and the development of enterprises based on small ruminants. Alternatives to the use of anthelmin...
Hood, G.M.
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[Anthelmintic resistance in small ruminant parasites: Implications for smallholders in Southeast Asia]
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Anthelmintic resistance in small ruminant parasites: Implications for smallholders in Southeast Asia
Slaughter weight were obtained from 36 (18 West African Dwarf, WAD and 18 Red Sokoto, RS) goats slaughtered at 10, 15 and 20 kg body weights of the animals ranged between 5.47 and 8.82kg and were fed 16.8% crude protein concentrate diet before being slaughtered later at the Predetermined body wei...
Attah, S.
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Omojola, A.B.
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Adesehinwa, A.O.K.
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[Yield and Carcass Composition of Goats as Affected by Breed and Slaughter weight]
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Yield and Carcass Composition of Goats as Affected by Breed and Slaughter weight