Studies on the livestock of southern Darfur, Sudan. III. Production traits in sheep
The result of an intensive 15 months study of 10 flocks of indigenous sheep is recorded. Lambing rates approach 1.5 lambs per ewe per year, but a death rate of 23 percent and on off take of 27 per cent, means that flock numbers are probably slightly declining. Twins account for 14 per cent of all bi...
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1976
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66987 |
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