Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement

Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary Le...

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Main Author: Reynolds, L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4612
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description Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary Leucaena and Gliricidia with ad-libitum Panicum maximum on the produtivity of West African Dwarf sheep.
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spelling CGSpace46122025-11-04T16:55:30Z Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement Reynolds, L. tropical africa small ruminants animal nutrition animal health livestock improvement feed quality mortality supplementary feeding agroforestry leucaena gliricidia Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary Leucaena and Gliricidia with ad-libitum Panicum maximum on the produtivity of West African Dwarf sheep. 1986 2011-07-19T06:50:12Z 2011-07-19T06:50:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4612 en Open Access application/pdf
spellingShingle tropical africa
small ruminants
animal nutrition
animal health
livestock improvement
feed quality
mortality
supplementary feeding
agroforestry
leucaena
gliricidia
Reynolds, L.
Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
title Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
title_full Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
title_fullStr Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
title_full_unstemmed Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
title_short Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
title_sort small ruminant production the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
topic tropical africa
small ruminants
animal nutrition
animal health
livestock improvement
feed quality
mortality
supplementary feeding
agroforestry
leucaena
gliricidia
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4612
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