Haematological values of healthy Yankasa and Udah sheep were determined to serve as baseline for clinical interpretation of haematological data from diseased local sheep. Values for Hb, PCV, RBC and WBC from the healthy flocks were similar, though lower than reported values for sheep in temperate...
Saror, D.I.
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Schillhorn Veen, T.W. van
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[Haematological values of Udah and Yankasa sheep in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Haematological values of Udah and Yankasa sheep in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Sewunet, Zerihun
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[Rearing sheep in Atsbi: Small ruminant value chain development in Ethiopia]
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Rearing sheep in Atsbi: Small ruminant value chain development in Ethiopia
Formulation of cost-effective preventive control programmes for helminth infection in small ruminants should be based on sound epidemiological knowledge of the time relationship between contamination of pastures and the seasonal availability of infective larvae in a given geographic area. Epidemi...
Tembely, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sovani, S.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands]
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Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands
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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[Review of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1982-86]
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Review of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1982-86
Summarises past and present experiences with livestock performance testing in sub-Saharan Africa and outlines the role of networks in improving on-farm testing through the use of standardised testing methods and rapid data handling and feedback. Includes data on the distribution of cattle and she...
Peters, Kurt J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa
Examines sheep and goat husbandry including breed types and ownership; nutrition and productivity. Tabulates their contribution to liveweight biomass, meat production, and registered slaughtering. Shows some measured production parameters for African goats and sheep in semi-arid areas. Looks at t...
Wilson, R.T.
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[Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa]
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Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
Study of sheep and goat production in tropical Africa, particularly animal numbers and production systems and regional geographic distribution & productivity potentials, w. outline of the need for future research on their potential performance under improved systems; data on adult body weight & p...
Presents a general description of pastoralist milk production from cattle in Africa, analyzing data on milk yield & offtake, lactation and milk composition under pastoralist conditions; briefly examines the use of milk from camels and smallstock by pastoralsits to complement their milk supply fro...
Reports the major specific causes of sheep mortality in the Debre Berhan area between July 1986 and June 1987. Includes data on seasonal crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency and age at death.
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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[Field and laboratory studies of causes of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1986/87]
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Field and laboratory studies of causes of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1986/87