Oestrous cycles have been studied in mature does and pubertal animals of the small East African goat in a management system with peasant farmers in Uganda. Forty-seven percent (47%) of the cycles were of normal length of approximately three weeks. Thirty percent (30%) of the cycles were short bei...
Katongole, C.B.
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[Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda]
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Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda
The social and economic importance of goats in the agricultural systems in Uganda is identified and evaluated in terms of their productivity and functions. The most important role of goats is the provision of meat. Small East African goats from the eastern region show a higher dressing-out percen...
An experiment comprising five trials was conducted during the dry season (November through April) to assess the nutritional value of dried Gliricidia sepium leaves (GRL) both fed alone and supplemented with cassava peel. The ability of the leaves to meet the N requirements of West African Dwarf (...
Onwuka, C.F.I.
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[Gliricidia sepium as dry season feed for goat production in Nigeria]
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Gliricidia sepium as dry season feed for goat production in Nigeria
Comparative studies on adaptive strategies of Small East African Goats and Somali Blackhead Sheep to seasonal changes of forage quality and quantity on offer were carried out for 2 years on a semi-arid thornbush savannah. They included monitoring of pasture condition, performance recording, monit...
The productive performance of indigenous sheep and goats of Ethiopia were evaluated over a period of 2 years (October 1979 to March 1981). Data on age at first parturition, litter size, lambing and kidding intervals, annual reproductive rates, mortality rates and growth rates included.
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Bekele, E.
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Tessema, T.
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[Productivity of indigenous sheep and goats in the Ada district of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Productivity of indigenous sheep and goats in the Ada district of the Ethiopian highlands
Discusses the economic importance of small ruminants in the national livestock economies in Ethiopia. Looks at major constraints like feeding and marketing and discusses social factors that hindered the development of sheep and goat industry. The current and future research and development priori...
Awgichew, K.
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Hailu, G.
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[Review of small ruminant research and development activities in Ethiopia]
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Review of small ruminant research and development activities in Ethiopia
This paper compares the performance of Tswana and Boer goats and Tswana and Dorper sheep with particular reference to their reproductive performance, mortality, growth and productivity.
Senyatso, E.K.
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[The performance of sheep and goats in Botswana - comparative studies II]
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The performance of sheep and goats in Botswana - comparative studies II
Productivity of Somali goats is generally low due to poor husbandry practices. The effects of nutrition on birth weight, body weight and hay intake of does fed diets varying in digestible energy during the last 4 months of pregnancy were studied on 24 Somali-Arabian goats. Body weight of pregnant...
Hassan, H.M.
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[Effects on Somali-Arabian goat doe body weight, birth weight and hay intake of rations of varying digestible energy fed during pregnancy]
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Effects on Somali-Arabian goat doe body weight, birth weight and hay intake of rations of varying digestible energy fed during pregnancy
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Matete, G.
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Aden, H.H.
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Tapio, M.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Marshall, Karen
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[The indigenous farm genetic resources of Somalia: Preliminary phenotypic and genotypic characterization of cattle, sheep and goats]
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The indigenous farm genetic resources of Somalia: Preliminary phenotypic and genotypic characterization of cattle, sheep and goats
Reports results of investigations carried out in Botswana on range management. Topical discussions on bush control, grazing systems, stocking rates, range improvement through the introduction of fodder species, agronomy, range monitoring and range ecology included. Additional information on anima...
Ministry of Agriculture, Botswana
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[Ten years of animal production and range research in Botswana]
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Ten years of animal production and range research in Botswana