Presents results from rapid surveys of sheep and goat populations in two semi-arid aras of Africa, viz, the Gourma region of Mali in West Africa and the South-east of Kajiado District, Kenya, in East Africa. Examines flock structure; i,e. holding or group size and flock demography; reproduction w...
Peacock, C.P.
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[A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development]
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A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
Analyses the frequency and causes of deaths observed during 1982-86 in sheep flocks around Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. Includes data on annual crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency, age at death, and seasonal crude death rates.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Degefa, M.
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[Etude de la mortalite des ovins dans les hauts plateaux ethiopiens de 1982 a 1986]
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Etude de la mortalite des ovins dans les hauts plateaux ethiopiens de 1982 a 1986
Report of a study on the economics of trypanotolerant livestock production with station cattle and village cattle and sheep. Presents data on overall cattle & sheep production parameteres, economic parameters including veterinary services, veterinary treatments, fodder, mineral blocks, night krau...
Morkramer, G.
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Defly, A.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Grundler, G.
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Itty, P.
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Leak, S.G.A.
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Maehl, J.H.H.
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Mawuena, K.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Rarieya, J.M.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Economic aspects of recently introduced trypanotolerant livestock production under trypanosomiasis risk in southern Togo]
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Economic aspects of recently introduced trypanotolerant livestock production under trypanosomiasis risk in southern Togo
Determines fascioliasis incidence in domestic ruminants and ways of controlling the disease around Niono, central Mali. Includes data on liver fluke infestation rate, proportions of animals infested with liver flukes and having ruptured livers, and mortality due to acute fascioliasis.
Presents data on the nutritive requirements of small ruminants. Includes data on dry matter, digestibility, maintainance, growth, body composition, milk production, pregnancy and growth.
ACIAR funded a collaborative project between research organisations in Southeast Asia for ILRI and regional partners to explore new ways to control helminth parasites in the tropics. The project aimed to increase small ruminant production in Southeast Asia by controlling internal parasites, which...
Presents results of a technical and economic study of three methods of reproduction in Sahel sheep at Dahra, Senegal. Compares the different modern technologies with natural breeding to find out the profitability of increased reproductive rates.
Sow, R.S.
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Diallo, I.
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Ndiage, K.
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Ngom, A.
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[Technical and economic study of three methods of reproduction in Sahel sheep at Dahra, Senegal]
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Technical and economic study of three methods of reproduction in Sahel sheep at Dahra, Senegal
In the framework of designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia, a survey of production system and on-farm characterization of Horro and Bonga sheep breeds, was undertaken in the Horro and Adiyo Kaka districts, respectively. Purposive and ...
Edea, Z.
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[Characterization of Bonga and Horro indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders for designing community based breeding strategies in Ethiopia]
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Characterization of Bonga and Horro indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders for designing community based breeding strategies in Ethiopia
Fall, Abdou
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Diop, Mouhamadou
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Sandford, J.
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Wissocq, Y.J.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Etude de la productivité des moutons Djallonke au CRZ de Kolda, Sénégal. I. Paramètres de reproduction et viabilité]
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Etude de la productivité des moutons Djallonke au CRZ de Kolda, Sénégal. I. Paramètres de reproduction et viabilité
Despite much attention, history of sheep (Ovis aries) evolution, including its dating, demographic trajectory and geographic spread, remains controversial. To address these questions, we generated 45 complete and 875 partial mitogenomic sequences, and performed a meta-analysis of these and publis...
Feng-Hua Lv
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Wei-Feng Peng
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Ji Yang
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Yong-Xin Zhao
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Wen-Rong Li
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Ming-Jun Liu
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Yue-Hui Ma
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Qian-Jun Zhao
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Guang-Li Yang
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Feng Wang
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Jin-Quan Li
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Yong-Gang Liu
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Zhi-Qiang Shen
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Sheng-Guo Zhao
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EEr Hehua
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Gorkhali, N.A.
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Farhad Vahidi, S.M.
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Muladno, M.
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Naqvi, A.N.
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Tabell, J.
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Iso-Touru, T.
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Bruford, M.W.
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Kantanen, J.
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Han Jianlin
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Meng-Hua Li
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[Mitogenomic meta-analysis identifies two phases of migration in the history of Eastern Eurasian sheep]
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Mitogenomic meta-analysis identifies two phases of migration in the history of Eastern Eurasian sheep