Communal goat production in Southern Africa: A review

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1157-1168

  Gwaze, F Rumosa ^a   Chimonyo, M ^a   Dzama, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Goat characterisation; Goat production systems; Goat productivity; Indigenous goats

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 70350341158     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9296-1     Document Type: Article

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