Some experiences in adapting previously free-ranging traditionally managed Matabele goats of Zimbabwe to individual stall-feeding
One hundred multiparous indigenous does were purchased from communal farmers for on-station trials. At the research site, the goats were confined and zero-grazed. During adaptation, six goats died, 28 aborted, 56 kidded and 10 had no reproduction records. The does lost weight and were afflicted by d...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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1992
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70843 |
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