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Population and production parameters of sheep under traditional management in semi-arid areas of Africa

Summarizes results of studies carried out in four traditional sheep societies, the Baqqara in Western Sudan, the Afar of Ethiopia, the Bambara of Mali and the Masai of Kenya, and compares results on the basis of demographic structure by age and sex, animal morphology, growth, breeding female product...

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Main Author: Wilson, R.T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 1980
Subjects:
semiarid zones
sheep
population dynamics
animal anatomy
growth
productivity
animal breeding
traditional methods
sex
age
live weight
meat production
breeding record
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29731
Summary:Summarizes results of studies carried out in four traditional sheep societies, the Baqqara in Western Sudan, the Afar of Ethiopia, the Bambara of Mali and the Masai of Kenya, and compares results on the basis of demographic structure by age and sex, animal morphology, growth, breeding female productivity and flock output.

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