Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria

This paper determines the productivity of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria and compares the relative merits of alternative wet season feed regimes namely; tethering goats on natural pasture, tethering goats on leguminous pasture and free grazing goats on leguminous pasture. T...

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Main Authors: Ikwuegbu, O.A., Tarawali, G., Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources 1993
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51315
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author Ikwuegbu, O.A.
Tarawali, G.
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Tarawali, G.
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description This paper determines the productivity of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria and compares the relative merits of alternative wet season feed regimes namely; tethering goats on natural pasture, tethering goats on leguminous pasture and free grazing goats on leguminous pasture. The results presented represent the animal studies component for the one year (1989/1990) and was conducted in the Ganawuri area of plateau state. Goats were monitored and recorded for weight, births, sales and deaths etc every 2 weeks. Dry matter yield and botanical composition of pasture were determined.
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spelling CGSpace513152025-12-08T10:29:22Z Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria Ikwuegbu, O.A. Tarawali, G. Kaufmann, Ralph R. von subhumid zones goats supplementary feeding weight parturition mortality west african dwarf goat wet season dry matter content sales This paper determines the productivity of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria and compares the relative merits of alternative wet season feed regimes namely; tethering goats on natural pasture, tethering goats on leguminous pasture and free grazing goats on leguminous pasture. The results presented represent the animal studies component for the one year (1989/1990) and was conducted in the Ganawuri area of plateau state. Goats were monitored and recorded for weight, births, sales and deaths etc every 2 weeks. Dry matter yield and botanical composition of pasture were determined. 1993 2014-10-31T06:22:24Z 2014-10-31T06:22:24Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51315 en Limited Access Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
spellingShingle subhumid zones
goats
supplementary feeding
weight
parturition
mortality
west african dwarf goat
wet season
dry matter content
sales
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
Tarawali, G.
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
title Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
title_full Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
title_fullStr Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
title_short Wet season supplementation of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
title_sort wet season supplementation of west african dwarf wad goats in the subhumid zone of nigeria
topic subhumid zones
goats
supplementary feeding
weight
parturition
mortality
west african dwarf goat
wet season
dry matter content
sales
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51315
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