Body condition scoring (BCS) is a simple and easy technique, which allows subjective assessment of an animal’s body composition to help in adopting appropriate management strategy. Information on BCS is not available for indigenous Tswana goats. The aims of this study were to establish the relati...
Nsoso,S.J.
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Aganga, A.A.
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Moganetsi, B.P.
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Tshwenyane, S.O.
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[Body weight, body condition score and heart girth in indigenous Tswana goats during the dry and wet seasons in southeast Botswana]
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Body weight, body condition score and heart girth in indigenous Tswana goats during the dry and wet seasons in southeast Botswana
Results of a 2-year study on goats and sheep in northern Burkina Faso are reported. In both goats and sheep, females comprised more than 75% of flock numbers. Intervals between parturitions in goats were 312 days overall but were significantly affected by the season of the previous birth: in shee...
Wilson, R.T.
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[The productivity of Sahel goats and sheep under transhumant management in Northern Burkina Faso]
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The productivity of Sahel goats and sheep under transhumant management in Northern Burkina Faso
Eleven non-pregnant indigenous goats were bled three times a week from 1 June 1988 to 31 May 1989. They were fed hay ad libitum supplemented by concentrates, and housed indoors in single pens until November when the goats were divided between two large pens. Plasma progesterone profiles were used...
Llewelyn, C.A.
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Ogaa, J.S.
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Obwolo, M.J.
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[Plasma progesterone profiles and variation in cyclic ovarian activity throughout the year in indigenous goats in Zimbabwe]
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Plasma progesterone profiles and variation in cyclic ovarian activity throughout the year in indigenous goats in Zimbabwe
A body condition scoring for Small East African type goats in Zimbabwe is described. This measure is less affected by confounding variables than is body weight as an estimate of animal’s condition and nutritional state. Furthermore, the latter requires special equipment. Using this scheme it is s...
Honhold, N.
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Petit, H.
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Halliwell, R.W.
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[Condition scoring scheme for small East African goats in Zimbabwe]
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Condition scoring scheme for small East African goats in Zimbabwe
To compare body weight losses and post-partum anoestrus, twelve local Burundian ewes and twelve goats which had lambed or kidded at the middle of the dry season were followed from parturition until eight months. Each dam was weighed every month and bled three times a week to assess the ovarian ac...
Mbayahaga, J.
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Mandiki, S.N.M.
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Bister, J.L.
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Paquay, R.
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[Body weight, oestrous and ovarian activity in local Burundian ewes and goats after parturition in the dry season]
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Body weight, oestrous and ovarian activity in local Burundian ewes and goats after parturition in the dry season
Data are presented on the performance of Yankasa sheep and Red Sokoto goats kept by Fulani pastoralistst in a traditional agropastoral system in north Nigeria. Some comparisons are made with data from other studies in Nigeria and various West African countries. It is evident that small ruminant, ...
Otchere, E.O.
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Ahmed, H.U.
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Adenowo, T.K.
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Kallah, M.S.
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Bawa, E.L.K.
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Olorunju, S.A.S.
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Voh, A.A.
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[Northern Nigeria: Sheep and goat production in the traditional Fulani agropastoral sector]
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Northern Nigeria: Sheep and goat production in the traditional Fulani agropastoral sector
The effect of adding 10% tallow to a high roughage basal diet (75%) on animal performance and carcass characteristics of Sudan desert sheep and goats was investi- gated. Ten goats and 10 sheep were used in a 2 x 2 factorial design, with five animals per treatment. The animals were 1-1.5 years of ...
El-Hag, M.G.
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Kurdi, O.I.
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Mahgoub, S.O.
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[Performance and carcass characteristics of Sudan Desert sheep and goats on high roughage diets with added fat]
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Performance and carcass characteristics of Sudan Desert sheep and goats on high roughage diets with added fat
The erythrocyte glutathione (GSH) concentrations of 210 Nigerian Sahel goats were 2,4-175.2 (46.5¡À36,4) mg/l00 ml RBC or 0.1-7.3 (1.9¡À1.4) mg/gHb. The frequency distribution of the blood and erythrocyte GSH values was positively skewed, but the packed cell volume (PCV) and haemoglobin (Hb) conc...
Fischer, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Muriuki, C.
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Heller, M.
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Schnee, C.
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Bongcam-Rudloff, E.
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Frey, J.
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Jores, Joerg
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[The origin of the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster coincides with domestication of ruminants]
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The origin of the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster coincides with domestication of ruminants
We have developed an immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) under field conditions. The diagnostic assay has been tested in the laboratory and also under field conditions in Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Uganda. The test is carried out on a superfic...
Baron, J.
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Fishbourne, E.
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Couacy-Hyman, E.
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Abubakar, M.
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Jones, B.A.
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Frost, L.
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Herbert, R.
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Chibssa, T.R.
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Klooster, G. van't
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Afzal, M.
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Ayebazibwe, C.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Bashiruddin, J.
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Baron, M.D.
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[Development and testing of a field diagnostic assay for peste des petits ruminants virus]
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Development and testing of a field diagnostic assay for peste des petits ruminants virus