Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa

Examines sheep and goat husbandry including breed types and ownership; nutrition and productivity. Tabulates their contribution to liveweight biomass, meat production, and registered slaughtering. Shows some measured production parameters for African goats and sheep in semi-arid areas. Looks at the...

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Main Author: Wilson, R.T.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Centre for Africa 1982
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49824
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description Examines sheep and goat husbandry including breed types and ownership; nutrition and productivity. Tabulates their contribution to liveweight biomass, meat production, and registered slaughtering. Shows some measured production parameters for African goats and sheep in semi-arid areas. Looks at the potential for improved production.
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spelling CGSpace498242025-11-04T14:12:03Z Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa Wilson, R.T. tropical africa sheep goats zootechny animal nutrition productivity ownership ecology management slaughtering breeds Examines sheep and goat husbandry including breed types and ownership; nutrition and productivity. Tabulates their contribution to liveweight biomass, meat production, and registered slaughtering. Shows some measured production parameters for African goats and sheep in semi-arid areas. Looks at the potential for improved production. 1982 2014-10-31T06:08:26Z 2014-10-31T06:08:26Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49824 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Centre for Africa
spellingShingle tropical africa
sheep
goats
zootechny
animal nutrition
productivity
ownership
ecology
management
slaughtering
breeds
Wilson, R.T.
Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
title Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
title_full Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
title_fullStr Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
title_full_unstemmed Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
title_short Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
title_sort husbandry nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical africa
topic tropical africa
sheep
goats
zootechny
animal nutrition
productivity
ownership
ecology
management
slaughtering
breeds
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49824
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