Small Ruminant Breed Productivity Breed Productivity in Africa

Addis Ababa Agricultural Research Animal Production Australia biomass birth weight Blackhead Persian breeding females BT1WT BTHTYP carpet cattle comparison crossbred daily liveweight gain developed countries disease distributed dry season Ethiopia ETHIOPIA Dr ewes export farmers fibre forest genetic goats and sheep Goats Sheep heritability heterosis humid zones ILCA important improvement increased India indigenous breeds input Kenya Lambs born/ewe joined Lambs sired Lambs weaned/lamb born Livestock males Mali mating meat production Merino milk production month of birth mortality Nigeria nucleus Number surviving nutrition offtake P.O. Box package parameters parturition parturition interval progeny rates and productivity REMNDR Reproductive performance ruminants in Africa savanna scientists selection semi-arid Shearing sheep and goats sire number SIREN skins small ruminants Somalia SPSS STAT X MONTH station sub-Saharan Africa Sudan Survival rates Table tonnes Transhumant tropical twin type of birth weight and quality West Africa wool