Assessment of adult female tick burden was performed on 160,151 and 150 yearling sheep in coastal Kenya at the end of three consecutive infestation periods, respectively. The main attachment sites of fully engorged female ticks were ears, head, body sides, perianal and scrotal/udder regions. Aver...
The survival rates of Dorper, Red Maasai and crossbred lambs born over a period of 6 years at Diani Estate, Coast Province, Kenya were compared using the Cox mixed proportional hazards model with a random (frailty) term for sire. Of the 1785 lambs born, proportionately 0.44 died before they were ...
Nguti, R.
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Janssen, P.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Audho, James O.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Survival of Red Maasai, Dorper and crossbred lambs in the sub-humid tropics]
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Survival of Red Maasai, Dorper and crossbred lambs in the sub-humid tropics
The influence of food allowance or level of food excess on diet selectivity and intake by sheep given pearl millet stover leaves, and the potential feeding value of the food leftovers (L) were studied. Animals were given food at four levels of L (100, 300, 500 and 700 g dry matter (DM) per day). ...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Midou, A.
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Marichatou, H.
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[Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep]
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Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
Reports some observed cases of cysticercus tenuicollis seen at post-mortem examinations of West African Dwarf sheep (34) and goats (43) in South-West Nigeria; 23.7 percent of the sheep examined had single cysts in the peritoneum. All age groups were affected with 18.7 percent among sheep at post-...
Opasina, B.A.
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[Cysticercus tenuicollis of village sheep and goats in southwest Nigeria]
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Cysticercus tenuicollis of village sheep and goats in southwest Nigeria
Presents findings of a trial carried out at Elangata Wuas in Tanzania to measure the liveweight development of 1101 goats and 547 sheep kept under ranch conditions, considering the influence of variables such as management system, sex, parity, birth type, season of birth and flock. Analyzes post-...
Wilson, R.T.
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Peacock, C.P.
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Sayers, A.R.
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[Livestock production on Masai group ranches. 2. Growth and liveweight in goats and sheep at Elangata Wuas and the factors influencing them]
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Livestock production on Masai group ranches. 2. Growth and liveweight in goats and sheep at Elangata Wuas and the factors influencing them
Describes construction features of a `live' Leucaena leucocephala fence, developed by ILCA as part of its Small Ruminant Programme in Ibadan, Nigeria, that has been successfully used in restraining the movements of sheep.
Gizaw, Solomon
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Haile, Aynalem
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Breeding objectives and breeding plans for Washera sheep under subsistence and market-oriented production systems]
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Breeding objectives and breeding plans for Washera sheep under subsistence and market-oriented production systems
Two important components that determine sheep production efficiency are reproduction and live body weight. An understanding of environmental factors affecting these traits is needed to implement optimal breeding and selection programs in Benin (West Africa). In this study, age at first lambing, l...
Gbangboche A.B
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Adamou-Ndiaye M.
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Youssao A.K.I.
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Farnir F. Detilleux J.
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Abiola, F.A
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Leroy P.L.
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[Non-genetic factors affecting the reproduction performance, lamb growth and productivity indices of Djallonke sheep]
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Non-genetic factors affecting the reproduction performance, lamb growth and productivity indices of Djallonke sheep
The purpose of this study was to assess the genetic characteristics of six breeds of Chinese local sheep using 19 microsatellite loci and to effectively validate statistical methods for individual assignment based on informative microsatellites. All the six breeds deviated from Hardy–Weinberg equ...
Niu, L.L.
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Li, H.B.
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Ma, Y.H.
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Du, L.X.
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[Genetic variability and individual assignment of Chinese indigenous sheep populations (Ovis aries) using microsatellites]
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Genetic variability and individual assignment of Chinese indigenous sheep populations (Ovis aries) using microsatellites
Sun-drying is the main method of conserving peanut haulms in the tropics but it is challenging to field-dry and store in the rainy season due to nutrient losses, which could be reduced by ensiling. This study investigated the effects of conserving peanut haulm as hay or silage on growth performan...
Addah, W.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Larbi, A.
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McAllister, T.A.
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[Nutritional value of peanut haulm: effects on digestibility and on growth performance of sheep fed peanut hay or silage]
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Nutritional value of peanut haulm: effects on digestibility and on growth performance of sheep fed peanut hay or silage