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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International Livestock Centre for Africa
1983
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4414 |
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| author | Peacock, C.P. |
| author_browse | Peacock, C.P. |
| author_facet | Peacock, C.P. |
| author_sort | Peacock, C.P. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| 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. |
| format | Artículo preliminar |
| id | CGSpace4414 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1983 |
| publishDateRange | 1983 |
| publishDateSort | 1983 |
| publisher | International Livestock Centre for Africa |
| publisherStr | International Livestock Centre for Africa |
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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 |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4414 |
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