Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya
In Kenya the existing sheep and goat production systems are associated with ecozones, land organization and social economic factors. Also the interaction between these factors give rise to the three-production system viz. Smallholder, large-scale ranching, and rage pastoralism including nomadism. Th...
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| author | Gathuka, Z.G. |
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| description | In Kenya the existing sheep and goat production systems are associated with ecozones, land organization and social economic factors. Also the interaction between these factors give rise to the three-production system viz. Smallholder, large-scale ranching, and rage pastoralism including nomadism. The total population of goats and sheep is approximately 15 million, of which 8.2 million is kept by the pastoralists, 6.4 million by the small-scale sedentary agriculturalists and 0.4 million by the commercial ranches. The indigenous breeds dominate the pastoral system while the wool sheep and improved breeds of meat goats and sheep are kept by the large-scale farmers. The small-holder farmers keep different types of small stock for meat, milk and wool. |
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| spelling | CGSpace707682023-02-15T13:14:53Z Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya Gathuka, Z.G. ruminants breeds animal health pastoralism animal population animal housing In Kenya the existing sheep and goat production systems are associated with ecozones, land organization and social economic factors. Also the interaction between these factors give rise to the three-production system viz. Smallholder, large-scale ranching, and rage pastoralism including nomadism. The total population of goats and sheep is approximately 15 million, of which 8.2 million is kept by the pastoralists, 6.4 million by the small-scale sedentary agriculturalists and 0.4 million by the commercial ranches. The indigenous breeds dominate the pastoral system while the wool sheep and improved breeds of meat goats and sheep are kept by the large-scale farmers. The small-holder farmers keep different types of small stock for meat, milk and wool. 1986 2016-02-08T09:02:49Z 2016-02-08T09:02:49Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70768 en Limited Access |
| spellingShingle | ruminants breeds animal health pastoralism animal population animal housing Gathuka, Z.G. Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya |
| title | Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya |
| title_full | Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya |
| title_short | Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya |
| title_sort | management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of kenya |
| topic | ruminants breeds animal health pastoralism animal population animal housing |
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