Information on tsetse fly distribution, livestock numbers, animal performance of N'Dama cattle and Bambara cattle, animal diseases, herd composition & management, and on research centres and development activities in Kayes, Bamako, Segou and Sikasso regions of Mali.
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies - Chapter 7. Mali]
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies - Chapter 7. Mali
Data on livestock numbers and distribution; and description of west African dwarf shorthorn, N'Dama cattle, and west African dwarf sheep in Liberia. Note on herd composition & management, research centres & development activities, and on animal diseases.
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 6. Liberia]
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 6. Liberia
Report showing 2 years of ILCA's activities in the humid zones of West Africa; stresses on the productivity of sheep & goats and trypanotolerant cattle production in the area; discusses the establishment of the first alley farming to alleviate nutritional stress of animals, and the first workshop...
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Final report FLD Grant, May 1982-November 1984 to the Federal Livestock Department and Livestock Production Unit of the Federal Government of Nigeria]
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Final report FLD Grant, May 1982-November 1984 to the Federal Livestock Department and Livestock Production Unit of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Boer goats evolved in southern Africa from indigenous African and introduced European stock. Breed standard of the Boer goat breeder's association stipulate colour to be white with red head and blaze, pigmented skin and good, functional conformation. Boer goats are hardy, graze a wide spectrum of...
Casey, N.H.
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Niekerk, W.A. van
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[The Boer goat. I. Origin, adaptability, performance testing, reproduction and milk production]
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The Boer goat. I. Origin, adaptability, performance testing, reproduction and milk production
Summarises results of an inquiry survey of age & sex structure, reproductive performance, mortality & offtake in traditionally managed goat & sheep flocks around Niono, Mali, comparing results with those obtained w. longterm observations of same parameters in order to determine usefulness & inter...
Kolff, H.E.
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[Livestock production in central Mali: Data on traditionally managed goat and sheep populations, a base for a comparative study between two types of collecting data]
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Livestock production in central Mali: Data on traditionally managed goat and sheep populations, a base for a comparative study between two types of collecting data
Reports research activities in goat productivity in tropical Africa. Discusses in detail the economic importance of goats; Development of breeds suited to various ecological zones; production systems and productivity & limitations; location & topics of current research activity, and present and f...
Costa Pereira, G.
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Boogaard, B.K.
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Cosijn, M.
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
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Maheme, A.
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Maute, F.R.
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[Goat production and commercialization: Paravet manual]
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Goat production and commercialization: Paravet manual
The influence of strain and sex on body weight (BW) and linear body measurements [body length (BL), height-at-withers (HW), and heart girth (HG)] and their relationships in sex groups (1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, 25-30, and 31-36 months) were studied in 720 smallholder Maradi goats of Nigeria. Sex s...
Akpa, G.N.
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Duru, S.
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Amos, T.T.
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[Influence of strain and sex on estimation of within-age-group body weight of Nigerian Maradi goats from their linear body measurements]
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Influence of strain and sex on estimation of within-age-group body weight of Nigerian Maradi goats from their linear body measurements
The live weight of Matabele does kept in seven communally grazed flocks in southern Zimbabwe were established by survey over a two-year period. The does showed a cyclical change in weight around the breeding cycle, the mean live weight at mating, immediately after kidding and 60 days after kiddin...
Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele
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Bryant, M.J.
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Ndlovu, L.R.
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[Live weight and body condition changes of Matebele does during their breeding cycle in a semi-arid environment]
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Live weight and body condition changes of Matebele does during their breeding cycle in a semi-arid environment