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.
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Fabi, L.
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[Performance of Tswana Sheep under Semi-Intensive Management in Gaborone, Botswana]
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Performance of Tswana Sheep under Semi-Intensive Management in Gaborone, Botswana
This project will develop and test community-based breeding strategies for resource poor sheep owners in the highlands of Ethiopia. It will operationalize a rising approach in genetic improvement of livestock breeds that necessitates the involvement of local communities and institutions in the de...
Gonsalves, Julian
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[Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia]
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Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia
Sheep have multiple roles in the livelihood of resource poor farmers as source of income, meat, skin, manure, strong wool or long hairy fleece, and as buffer resources during crop failures. These important services and products of the sheep production sub-sector justify comprehensive look into th...
Tadesse, F.
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[Price and performance analysis of indigenous sheep breed marketing in Menz districts of Ethiopia]
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Price and performance analysis of indigenous sheep breed marketing in Menz districts of Ethiopia
Small-ruminant production contributes significantly to the national and household economy in many countries. Small-ruminants are a key component of the livelihood systems in rural Ethiopia which substantially contribute to income, food, skin and wool, manure, serve as part of the crop failure ris...
Gebreselassie, T.
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[Hedonic price analysis of indigenous sheep and goats traits in eastern and central Tigray, northern Ethiopia]
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Hedonic price analysis of indigenous sheep and goats traits in eastern and central Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Maize fiber was evaluated in wet, dry and silage form with 200
g cotton cake supplementation in growing Nellore Brown ram
lambs (24.8±0.96) using six sheep per treatment in a growth-cummetabolism
trial of 90 days with collection of feed, leftover, feces and
urine samples during the last ten days....
Ramana Reddy, Y.
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Khan, A.A.
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Sharada, P.
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Ravi, D.
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Prasad, K.V.S.V.
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Ramana Reddy, Y.
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Blümmel, Michael
,
[Effect of feeding maize fiber in wet, dry and silage form with cotton cake supplementation on intake, nutrient utilization and performance in Nellore Brown sheep]
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Effect of feeding maize fiber in wet, dry and silage form with cotton cake supplementation on intake, nutrient utilization and performance in Nellore Brown sheep
Small ruminants contribute significantly to meat (and sometimes milk) production in Africa and hence in meeting the current shortfall created by the fast rising human population. Flock productivity may, however, be affected by a wide range of disease problems and reproductive wastage. The impact ...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Possible impact of disease and reproductive wastage on the productivity of tropical small ruminants: An overview]
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Possible impact of disease and reproductive wastage on the productivity of tropical small ruminants: An overview
A result summary was made on past experimental work in sheep and goat management breeding and health at National Animal Husbandry Research station at Naivasha and Oi’Magogo. The report indicated greasy wool yields from 1954 to 1972 for merino sheep and Awassi ewe’s lactation from 1964 to 1968. It...
Chemitei, V.C.C.
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[Summary of past experimental work in sheep and goat management, breeding and health at National Animal Husbandry Research Station, Naivasha, Kenya]
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Summary of past experimental work in sheep and goat management, breeding and health at National Animal Husbandry Research Station, Naivasha, Kenya
Rouatbi, M.
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Gharbi, M.
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Mhadhbi, M.
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Limam, S.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
,
Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Rekik, Mourad
,
[Phenotyping indigenous Tunisian sheep breeds for gastro-intestinal parasite resistance with a special reference to Haemonchus contortus]
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Phenotyping indigenous Tunisian sheep breeds for gastro-intestinal parasite resistance with a special reference to Haemonchus contortus
Amole, Tunde A.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Dangoma, A.
,
[Least-cost rations for sheep fattening:
A manual for livestock farmers and
extension workers in the West African
Sahel]
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Least-cost rations for sheep fattening:
A manual for livestock farmers and
extension workers in the West African
Sahel