Ownership pattern and management practices of small ruminants in the Gambia - Implications for a breeding programme

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-108

  Jaitner, J ^a,b   Sowe, J ^b   Secka Njie, E ^b   Dempfle, L ^c  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

^b Department of Livestock Services ^*  (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding programme; Djallonk sheep; Ownership pattern; West African dwarf goats

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL BREEDING; GAMBIA; GOAT; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONALITY; SHEEP;

EID: 0035058246     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(00)00221-2     Document Type: Article

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3. The production objectives and feeding strategies of ruminant livestock owners in The Gambia: Implications for policy makers
4. Productivity and profitability of sheep production in The Gambia: Implications for livestock development in West Africa
5. Health and productivity of traditionally managed Djallonké sheep and West African Dwarf goats under high and moderate trypanosomosis risk
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7. Ownership patterns and management of small ruminants, equines and pigs in The Gambia
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