Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme

Presents the historical overview, current status and future prospects of goat and sheep production in the tropics. The topical aspects discussed include the origin and history of domestication, breeds available in various zones, their reproductive behaviour, breeding methods under use, feeds and fee...

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Autores principales: Devendra, C., McLeroy, G.B.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Longman 1982
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70633
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spelling CGSpace706332024-01-08T18:54:14Z Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme Devendra, C. McLeroy, G.B. humid tropics sheep goats markets animal breeding animal production productivity marketing Presents the historical overview, current status and future prospects of goat and sheep production in the tropics. The topical aspects discussed include the origin and history of domestication, breeds available in various zones, their reproductive behaviour, breeding methods under use, feeds and feeding systems, diseases and parasites affecting sheep and goats, management techniques which maximize productive efficiency, and processing/marketing of goat and sheep products. Possible production potentials and prospects for increased productivity based on better understanding of goats and sheep are proposed. 1982 2016-02-08T08:57:33Z 2016-02-08T08:57:33Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70633 en Limited Access Longman
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goats
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animal breeding
animal production
productivity
marketing
Devendra, C.
McLeroy, G.B.
Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme
title Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme
title_full Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme
title_fullStr Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme
title_full_unstemmed Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme
title_short Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria. A consultancy report submitted to the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Humid Programme
title_sort socio economic information for ilca s small ruminant programme in the badeku and eruwa areas oyo state nigeria a consultancy report submitted to the international livestock centre for africa humid programme
topic humid tropics
sheep
goats
markets
animal breeding
animal production
productivity
marketing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70633
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