This study is evaluating the resistance of Red Maasai sheep to endoparasite infections relative to Dorper sheep and a range of Red Maasai x Dorper crosses. The results confirm previous Reports that both Red Maasai ewes and lambs are more resistant to endoparasites (predominantly Haemonchus contor...
Baker, R.L.
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Mwamachi, D.M.
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Audho, James O.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in Red Maasai sheep in Kenya]
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Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in Red Maasai sheep in Kenya
Discusses relative importance & contributions, productivities and constraints to increasing productivity of small ruminants under traditional management systems in the northern drier areas of subsaharan Africa w. emphasis on livestock numbers; role in providing meat & milk esp. to smallholders & ...
Wilson, R.T.
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[Goats and sheep in the traditional livestock production systems in semi-arid northern Africa: Their importance, productivity and constraints on production]
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Goats and sheep in the traditional livestock production systems in semi-arid northern Africa: Their importance, productivity and constraints on production
Genetic resistance to artificially acquired gastrointestinal parasites was studied in 49 Horro and 103 Menz breeds of Ethiopia. The experimental design involved 2 breeds, 2 infection treatments (Infected vs Non infected) and 3 dietary protein treatments using 152 lambs assigned to the 12 treatmen...
The paper reviews the limited data available on both between-and within-breed genetic variation for resistance to helminthiasis in cattle, sheep and goats in the tropics. Topics covered include criteria of resistance, resilience or tolerance, parasite species and mode of infection, parameters to ...
Baker, R.L.
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[Genetic resistance against helminth infections in cattle, sheep and goats in the tropics]
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Genetic resistance against helminth infections in cattle, sheep and goats in the tropics
The paper briefly reviews the epidemiology and control of helminth parasites of small ruminants of economic importance in the tropics. Epidemiological factors influencing seasonal availability and acquisition of nematiode larvae and metacercaria by sheep and goats on pasture are discussed. The pa...
Tembely, S.
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Hansen, James
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[Helminth diseases of small ruminants in the tropics: A review of epidemiology and control strategies]
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Helminth diseases of small ruminants in the tropics: A review of epidemiology and control strategies
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
Short-duration rotation grazing was compared with deferred grazing in a 3-year experiment at ICRISAT, Niger. Short-duration grazing used a mixed herd (2 steers, 4 sheep and 4 goats) and cycles of 15-21 days in the wet season and 91 days in the dry season. Wet season grazing compared high (83-126 ...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Grazing rotation in the annual-dominated rangelands of the Sahel]
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Grazing rotation in the annual-dominated rangelands of the Sahel
In the short term, grazing of a 40-ha fallow in the Sahel, Niger, by sheep and goats reduced the standing herbage mass in the wet season and increased its disappearance during the dry season. The effects of stocking rate (62.5 or 125 k g liveweight/ha) and the proportion of sheep in the mixture (...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Grazing effects of goat-sheep mixes on vegetation structure and productivity of old fallow in the Sahel]
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Grazing effects of goat-sheep mixes on vegetation structure and productivity of old fallow in the Sahel
Wilson, R.T.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Increasing the productivity of African goats and sheep by means of collaborative research networks]
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Increasing the productivity of African goats and sheep by means of collaborative research networks
Foliage from the tropical leguminous tree, Sesbania sesban, is toxic to rumen protozoa in vitro, due to materials present in a saponins-containing extract of the foliage (Newbold et al 1997). Suppression of protozoal numbers in vivo when S. sesban is added to the diet is either transient or non-e...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Influence of saponins and sapogenins on the bacteriolytic activity of ciliate protozoa from the sheep rumen]
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Influence of saponins and sapogenins on the bacteriolytic activity of ciliate protozoa from the sheep rumen