Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria

Presents the results of a study on the village sheep and goat production systems in the humid tropical zone of south-west Nigeria. Herd and flock population dynamics was outlined with discussions on: the importance of goat and sheep production in the area; suggestions for methods of improvement and...

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Main Author: Matthewman, R.W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 1980
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66743
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description Presents the results of a study on the village sheep and goat production systems in the humid tropical zone of south-west Nigeria. Herd and flock population dynamics was outlined with discussions on: the importance of goat and sheep production in the area; suggestions for methods of improvement and the problems of livestock production in areas of endemic trypanosomiasis. It was concluded that where cattle were excluded due to trypanosomiasis and where human population pressure was high, goats and sheep had continuing and increasing role to play in providing meat for the expanding human population.
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spelling CGSpace667432024-04-25T06:01:46Z Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria Matthewman, R.W. humid tropics animal production goats animal breeding trypanosomiasis animal performance Presents the results of a study on the village sheep and goat production systems in the humid tropical zone of south-west Nigeria. Herd and flock population dynamics was outlined with discussions on: the importance of goat and sheep production in the area; suggestions for methods of improvement and the problems of livestock production in areas of endemic trypanosomiasis. It was concluded that where cattle were excluded due to trypanosomiasis and where human population pressure was high, goats and sheep had continuing and increasing role to play in providing meat for the expanding human population. 1980-12 2015-06-05T12:17:26Z 2015-06-05T12:17:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66743 en Limited Access Springer Matthewman, R.W. 1980. Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production 12(4): 234-242.
spellingShingle humid tropics
animal production
goats
animal breeding
trypanosomiasis
animal performance
Matthewman, R.W.
Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria
title Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria
title_full Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria
title_fullStr Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria
title_short Small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern Nigeria
title_sort small ruminant production in the humid tropical zone of southern nigeria
topic humid tropics
animal production
goats
animal breeding
trypanosomiasis
animal performance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66743
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