Studies milk production characteristics and productivity of N'dama cattle kept under village conditions as part of an epidemiological study designed to identify production constraints and to develop strategies to improve livestock productivity of farmers with small holdings. Milk and component yi...
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Bah, M.L.
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[Milk production characteristics and productivity of N'Dama cattle kept under village management in The Gambia]
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Milk production characteristics and productivity of N'Dama cattle kept under village management in The Gambia
Four experiments, two with sheep and two with goats, were carried out to determine the efficacy of ivermectin, fenbendazole, levamisole, closantel and some of their combinations by faecal egg count reduction tests. In the first experiment, injectable ivermectin, oral ivermectin, fenbendazole and ...
Mwamachi, D.M.
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Audho, James O.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Evidence for multiple anthelmintic resistance in sheep and goats reared under the same management in coastal Kenya]
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Evidence for multiple anthelmintic resistance in sheep and goats reared under the same management in coastal Kenya
Many semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing vast increases in human population pressure and urbanization. These augment the demand for agricultural products and have led to the expansion, intensification, and often closer integration of crop and livestock production systems...
Powell, J.M.
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Pearson, R.A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands]
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Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands
This paper presents information on the traditional use of goats at the village level. Information is presented on the production of milk and milk products, the way they are used, number of sales and animals slaughtered by each farmer in the study villages. Mean production, numbers involved, losse...
Thedford, T.R.
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Kelemogile, K.M.
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Worman, F.D.
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[Comparison of castrated and entire Horro male lambs for growth and fattening ability under various feeding regimes]
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Comparison of castrated and entire Horro male lambs for growth and fattening ability under various feeding regimes
Describes small scale livestock production in Fashola and Jago villages in forest and derived savanna of south-west Nigeria. Discussions and data on livestock management, animal health, animal nutrition, animal husbandry practices, animal population of indigenous breeds and levels of productivity...
Discusses the production systems of small ruminants in tropical Africa with particular reference to types of sheep and goats. Topical discussions on synonyms, sub-types, race characteristics, distribution, origin, ecological zones, their products, productivity and reproduction included.
Annual report of animal husbandry research. Discussions and data on calf rearing systems, bull progeny performance testing, forage grazing, rumevite supplementation to arrest weight loss, feeding heifers a high plane of nutrition to obtain earlier breeding, economics of pure maize and maize-made ...
University of Malawi
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[Annual report of the Department of Agriculture (animal husbandry research), 1964/1965]
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Annual report of the Department of Agriculture (animal husbandry research), 1964/1965
First phase of project carried out to the development of research facilities and the on-station development of a management package for Dwarf goats production viable under village conditions started effectivelly in August 1981 at Obafemi Awolowo university, Nigeria. Experimental findings on nutri...
Obafemi Awolowo University
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Wageningen University and Research Centre
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[Management of the West African Dwarf goat in the humid tropics]
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Management of the West African Dwarf goat in the humid tropics
Reports on observations and trial results on growth and conception rates and milk records of Malawi Zebus (MZ).Data on performance testing of MZ calves, stall feeding and grazing, beef production using MZ steers, conception, growth rates and slaughter statistics of sheep at different research sit...
University of Malawi
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[Annual report of the Department of Agriculture (animal husbandry research), 1966/1967]
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Annual report of the Department of Agriculture (animal husbandry research), 1966/1967
This study was carried out to estimate the milk production of Adal goats and sheep as well as some highland goats. The average 12-week milk production of the three groups was estimated as 41.2, 30.5 and 23.4 liters respectively, based on 11, 70 and 21 females in the three groups.
Galal, E.S.E.
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Feleke, G.
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[Milk production of some Ethiopian breeds of sheep and goats]
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Milk production of some Ethiopian breeds of sheep and goats