An economic analysis of communal goat production

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-23

  Sebei, P J ^a   McCrindle, C M E ^a   Webb, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Communal grazing; Enterprise budgeting; Farming systems research; Goats; Impact assessment; Small scale farmers; Veterinary economics; Veterinary extension

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BUDGET; CALCULATION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; DISEASE CONTROL; FARMING SYSTEM; GENDER; GOAT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERD; HUMAN; LAND USE; MARKETING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFIT; PROGENY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEANING; ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 4644349743     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v75i1.443     Document Type: Article

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