Describes a two year study of sheep and goat production on Maasai group ranches in Kenya. Reviews measures of output used by ILCA and others, and assesses the advantage and disadvanteges of each type of measurement and proposes new indices of production and methods for analysis.
Review of work being carried out by ILCA's Humid Zone Programme based at Ibadan, Nigeria to improve small ruminant production in this area. Evaluates ways of linking crop & small ruminant production through the use of fast growing leguminous trees such as Leucaena leucocephala & Gliricidia sepium...
Sumberg, J.E.
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[La culture en allees dans la zone humide: Une association de l'elevage et de l'agriculture]
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La culture en allees dans la zone humide: Une association de l'elevage et de l'agriculture
Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary...
Reynolds, L.
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[Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation]
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Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation
Description of the ILCA Research Programme on small ruminants, with reference to the humid zone of West Africa, particularly Nigeria; data on sheep and goat flocks, livestock ownership and its distribution by size of holding, farming systems in ILCA research areas in Nigeria; mortality rates in a...
Reports on the results of a study of small ruminant marketing from a pastoral production system in Baringo district (northern Kenya). Estimates the effects of body weight, body condition, species, sex and time of sale. Evaluates the effectiveness of the auction method in stabilizing prices during...
Chabari, F.N.
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Ackello-Ogutu, A.C.
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Odhiambo, M.O.
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[Factors determining market prices of small ruminants from a pastoral production system in Kenya]
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Factors determining market prices of small ruminants from a pastoral production system in Kenya
Presents results of analysis of productivity and health data collected on small ruminants in four locations in The Gambia during a twelve month period and an assessment of the prevalence of trypanosomes, strongyles and coccidia infections. Examines liveweight of sheep and goats of different sex a...
Agyemang, K.
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Rawlings, P.
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Clifford, D.
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Bojang, N.
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Tamba, A.
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[Productivity and health parameters of small ruminants in villages of The Gambia]
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Productivity and health parameters of small ruminants in villages of The Gambia
Describes the major systems of small ruminant production in tropical Africa. Discusses the distribution and importance of goats, genetic resources, production systems, management and constraints to production.
In Mali, small ruminants are a necessary part of mixed crop and livestock systems, and they fulfill various roles in the food security of households as sources of meat and milk, and means of additional income to meet food and cash needs. However, small ruminant production is challenged by the poo...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Umutoni, Clarisse
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Dembele, T.
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Seydou, K.
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Samake, O.
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[Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali]
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Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali
Small ruminants in general and sheep in particular are important investments in the highlands of
Ethiopia. Genetic and environmental improvements offer an opportunity to increase production
from existing animal resources. Development of effective genetic evaluation and improvement
programs requir...
Mekuriaw, S.
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Haile, Aynalem
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[Genetic parameter estimates for growth and reproductive trait of sheep for genetic improvement and designing breeding program in Ethiopia: A review]
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Genetic parameter estimates for growth and reproductive trait of sheep for genetic improvement and designing breeding program in Ethiopia: A review
Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Eui-Soo Kim
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Elbeltagy, Ahmed R.A.E.
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Aboul-Naga, A.M.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Rothschild, Max F.
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[Genomic footprints of dryland stress adaptation in Egyptian fat-tail sheep and their divergence from East African and western Asia cohorts]
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Genomic footprints of dryland stress adaptation in Egyptian fat-tail sheep and their divergence from East African and western Asia cohorts