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Livestock production systems in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria, and ILCA's sub-humid research programme

Discusses the changing perceptions on the potentials of the subhumid zone of Nigeria for livestock production and includes an overview of livestock production systems in this area, with particular reference to the broad characteristic of the traditional system, constraints imposed by management, dis...

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Main Author: Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Centre for Africa 1979
Subjects:
subhumid zones
animal production
research programmes
livestock
livestock production
traditional methods
production factors
agricultural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4364
Summary:Discusses the changing perceptions on the potentials of the subhumid zone of Nigeria for livestock production and includes an overview of livestock production systems in this area, with particular reference to the broad characteristic of the traditional system, constraints imposed by management, diseases & nutrition to achieve potential production capacity and constraints to development. Summarizes briefly the research proposals & work being done as part of ILCA's sub-humid research programme in this area.

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