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A pot experiment was conducted to assess the fertiliser value of faeces from sheep fed with a diet supplemented with legumes free of or containing condensed tannins. Ten animals received the same five diets in different experimental runs of a double Latin Square design, all consisting of a low qu...


Tiemann, Tassilo T.Hincapié Carvajal, BelisarioFrossard, EmmanuelKreuzer, M.Hess, HD[Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen fertiliser]Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen fertiliser

Indigenous sheep of Kenya are very important to resource-poor farmers and pastoralists. They have over time adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the arid and semi-arid lands where they are faced with challenges of persistent droughts, diseases, conflicts and poor nutrition, yet show ...


Muigai, Anne W.T.Okeyo Mwai, AllyKwallah, A.K.Mburu, D.Hanotte, Olivier H.[Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations]Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations

The objective of the presebt study was to compare live animal performance and carcass characteristics of ¾ or 7/8 Dorper (DO; n-30), purebred Katahdin (KA; n=20), purebred st. Croix (SC; n=17) and purebred Suffolk (SU; n=10) lambs born in the spring and fall of 2001. After weaning, lambs were sup...


Burke, J.M.Apple, J.K.[Growth performance and carcass traits of forage-fed hair sheep wethers]Growth performance and carcass traits of forage-fed hair sheep wethers

One low cost and two premium type sorghum stover purchased from fodder market in Hyderabad, India were investigated for Organic matter intake (OMI), organic matter digestibility (OMD) and organic matter intake and digestible organic matter intake (DOMI) with feeding trials on sheep. The average p...


Rao, P.P.Blümmel, Michael[A note on the response of sheep to differently priced sorghum stover traded concomitantly and implications for the economy of feeding]A note on the response of sheep to differently priced sorghum stover traded concomitantly and implications for the economy of feeding
Zewdu, E.Haile, AynalemTibbo, MarkosSharma, A.K.Sölkner, J.Wurzinger, Maria[Morphological characterization of Bonga and Horro Indigenous Sheep Breeds under Smallholder conditions in Ethiopia]Morphological characterization of Bonga and Horro Indigenous Sheep Breeds under Smallholder conditions in Ethiopia
Autor: Francis, P.A.

Relates livestock management systems to characteristic problems facing small ruminant producers in the physical and economic environment of four states of southeast Nigeria, viz, Bendel Anambra, Imo and Rivers states. Assesses the implications of increasing population density and intensified agri...


Francis, P.A.[Some aspects of sheep and goat management in southeast Nigeria]Some aspects of sheep and goat management in southeast Nigeria

The study was conducted at Botswana College of Agriculture, Notwane-farm, Sebele, Gaborone for 150 days from June to October 2006. A flock of 60 Tswana sheep were used consisting of 30 males and 30 females. Fifteen of the males were castrates, 7 weaners and 8 lambs while the female group consiste...


Aganga, A.A.Fabi, L.[Performance of Tswana Sheep under Semi-Intensive Management in Gaborone, Botswana]Performance of Tswana Sheep under Semi-Intensive Management in Gaborone, Botswana

This study was conducted to assess the sheep breeds, traditional sheep breeding practices and flock structure in four selected representative rural kebeles in Burie district North Western Ethiopia. Informal and formal surveys in the selected kebeles were conducted. The farmers interviewed were se...


Abebe, YeneneshMelaku, S.Tegegne, AzageTegegne, F.[Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia]Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia
Abebe, YeneneshMelaku, S.Tegegne, Azage[Effect of supplementation of grazing sheep with groundnut cake and wheat bran]Effect of supplementation of grazing sheep with groundnut cake and wheat bran
Gizaw, SolomonAbebe, A.Bisrat, A.Zewdie, T.Tegegne, Azage[Defining smallholders’ sheep breeding objectives using farmers trait preferences versus bio-economic modelling]Defining smallholders’ sheep breeding objectives using farmers trait preferences versus bio-economic modelling

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