A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development

Presents results from rapid surveys of sheep and goat populations in two semi-arid aras of Africa, viz, the Gourma region of Mali in West Africa and the South-east of Kajiado District, Kenya, in East Africa. Examines flock structure; i,e. holding or group size and flock demography; reproduction with...

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Autor principal: Peacock, C.P.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Centre for Africa 1983
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4414
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description Presents results from rapid surveys of sheep and goat populations in two semi-arid aras of Africa, viz, the Gourma region of Mali in West Africa and the South-east of Kajiado District, Kenya, in East Africa. Examines flock structure; i,e. holding or group size and flock demography; reproduction with particular reference to seasonality, age at first parturition, lambing interval, multiple births, annual reproductive rate & number of births per breeding female; and mortality and offtake.
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spelling CGSpace44142023-02-15T11:08:36Z A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development Peacock, C.P. goats sheep demography reproduction methods research age at first calving multiple birth seasons mortality Presents results from rapid surveys of sheep and goat populations in two semi-arid aras of Africa, viz, the Gourma region of Mali in West Africa and the South-east of Kajiado District, Kenya, in East Africa. Examines flock structure; i,e. holding or group size and flock demography; reproduction with particular reference to seasonality, age at first parturition, lambing interval, multiple births, annual reproductive rate & number of births per breeding female; and mortality and offtake. 1983 2011-07-19T06:27:59Z 2011-07-19T06:27:59Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4414 en Limited Access International Livestock Centre for Africa
spellingShingle goats
sheep
demography
reproduction
methods
research
age at first calving
multiple birth
seasons
mortality
Peacock, C.P.
A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
title A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
title_full A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
title_fullStr A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
title_full_unstemmed A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
title_short A rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in East and West Africa: Method, results and application to livestock research and development
title_sort rapid appraisal of goat and sheep flock demography in east and west africa method results and application to livestock research and development
topic goats
sheep
demography
reproduction
methods
research
age at first calving
multiple birth
seasons
mortality
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