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The repeatability and heritability of body weight, greasy fleece weight and mean fibre diameter, as well as various subjective fleece traits of South African Angora goats were estimated. The first of two data sets analysed, was collected through the Angora goat performance-testing scheme (AGPTS),...

Analyzes mating/parturition records on Ethiopian sheep and goat breeds, to study the effect of the duration of mating season on flock fertility, with emphasis on data related to cumulative percentage of females conceiving at different intervals of the mating season.

Studies the haematological parameters of clinically healthy goats and sheep in Ibadan, west state of Nigeria. Eighty-five goats from West African Dwarf goat, the Sokoto, Kano Brown goat and their crosses; and 295 sheep from the West African Dwarf sheep of ages ranging from 2 weeks to 7 years were...

The introduction of mimosine detoxifying microbes to the rumen of African livestock eliminates the need to restrict the levels of Leucaena leucocephala in their diet to avoid mimosine toxicity. The performance of weaned Boer goats, which were inoculated with mimosine-detoxifying microbes, browsin...

Information on geographic distribution of tsetse fly, livestock numbers & distribution, performance of N'Dama cattle, animal diseases, herd composition and management, and sheep and goat population in The Gambia with data on research centres & programmes, and development projects.

Deals with a study in voluntary intake and livestock productivity in the Sahel carried out over a year using a herd of Zebu cattle, with some observations repeated on a flock of Sahelian sheep and goats, both under traditional management. Also presents a comparison to herds elsewhere.

Study on trypanotolerant livestock in Casamance, Sine Saloum and Senegal oriental administrative regions, partic. descriptions of cattle breeds, sheep breeds & goat breeds spec. productivity of N'Dama cattle, Djakore cattle, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat; animal diseases, h...

Data on cattle population & distribution in Ghana, and breed description, animal diseases and productivity of Ghana shorthorn cattle, Sanga cattle, N'Dama cattle, Zebu, west African dwarf sheep & west African dwarf goat; with notes on herd composition & management and on research & DEVELOPMENT AC...