Indigenous sheep and goats contribute substantial wool, milk, meat and skin to the regional economy. This review identifies a number of breeds/types of sheep and goats and their principal uses in eastern Africa. Their production and reproduction traits are summarised and various indices of produc...
In a 2x2 factorial trial involving 80 does kept under traditional management, the milking potential of the indigenous Malawi goat was determined and the effects of supplementary feeding examined. Feeding was based on grazed indigenous pasture, largely Hyparrhenia spp only and with supplementation...
Cooper, R.A.
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Kirk, J.A.
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Kamwanja, L.
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Banda, J.W.
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[Milk production from the indigenous Malawi goat]
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Milk production from the indigenous Malawi goat
Twenty-five year (1965-89) data on the Blended goats from Malya Research Centre totalling 4799 records were analysed for live weights and growth traits from birth to 72 weeks of age. The Blended goat developed in Malya, Tanzania, is a stabilised three-way cross of the Kamorai (55%), Boer (30%) an...
Das, S.M.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Shibre, M.
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[Phenotypic and genetic parameters of growth traits of blended goats at Malya, Tanzania]
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Phenotypic and genetic parameters of growth traits of blended goats at Malya, Tanzania
Research in Kenya has confirmed that Red Maasai sheep are more resistant to gastrointestinal parasites than Dorper sheep and has shown that Small East African goats are more resistant than Galla goats. There is no difference in resistance between the Menz and Horro sheep breeds in Ethiopia. Herit...
Baker, R.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Tembely, S.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Mwamachi, D.M.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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[Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in some indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in East Africa]
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Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in some indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in East Africa
The effects of season, nutrition and presence of a ram at the onset of puberty in female Boer goat kids were studied. Permanent presence of a vasectomised ram with the female goat kids induced puberty earlier (P<0.05) than when the teaser ram was introduced to the female goat kids twice daily. Ex...
Seventy 1- to 4-year old female indigenous goats were matched and randomised into two groups to measure the effects of naturally acquired trypanosome infections on oestrus and conception. All goats were treated twice with diminazene aceturate (Berenil) at 7 mg/kg body weight at two-week intervals...
Perry, Brian D.
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Chamboko, Tafireyi
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Mahan, S.
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Medley, G.F.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Peter, T.F.
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[A study of the effects of trypanosome infection on the fertility of female goats in Lulangwa Valley, eastern Zambia]
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A study of the effects of trypanosome infection on the fertility of female goats in Lulangwa Valley, eastern Zambia
Production records (1970-1989) for a flock of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats kept on the farm of the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in the forest belt of Ghana were analysed. The mean age at first kidding and the mean kidding interval were 543.18 and 284.26 days, respectively. The ...
Tuah, A.K.
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Buadu, M.K.
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Obese, F.Y.
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Brew, K.
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[The performance, potentials and limitations of the West African Dwarf goat for meat production in the forest belt of Ghana]
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The performance, potentials and limitations of the West African Dwarf goat for meat production in the forest belt of Ghana
Twenty intact male Mubende goats were randomly divided into five groups of four goats each. Each group was randomly assigned one of the treatments resulting into a complete randomised design. All the animals were individually fed elephant grass (E), used as basal diet, ad libitum. Treatments were...
Okello, K.L.
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda]
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Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda
Presents the results of a survey of small ruminant owners in four southeastern states of Nigeria, viz, Bendel, Anambra, Imo and Cross River. Relates livestock management systems to their socioeconomic and ecological environment and inturn to management practices and to characteristic problems an...
Lowlands in Ethiopia cover about 60 percent of the total land area, of which about 60 percent is arid. Land use in the lowlands is dominated by pastoralist and agropastoralist production systems. Livestock production constitutes the most important component of the system and rangeland is the majo...
Berhe, Kahsay
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Development needs of pastoral and agropastoral production systems in Ethiopia: Lessons learnt from ILRI's research in some pastoral areas of Ethiopia]
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Development needs of pastoral and agropastoral production systems in Ethiopia: Lessons learnt from ILRI's research in some pastoral areas of Ethiopia