Pre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Masai group ranch in south-central Kenya

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dc.creatorWilson, R.T.
dc.creatorPeacock, C.P.
dc.creatorSayers, A.R.
dc.date1985-10
dc.date2013-05-06T07:00:15Z
dc.date2013-05-06T07:00:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:38:43Z
dc.descriptionIn an examination of the productivity of goats and sheep on a Maasai group ranch in Kenya, estimated least-squares means for pre-weaning mortality were 28.6% for goats and 32.1% for sheep. Three productivity indices based on total live weight of young produced per female per year, per kg female per year and per kg metabolic weight per year gave values of 11.1 kg, 410 g and 0.99 kg for goats and 14.1 kg, 473 g and 1.18 kg for sheep. The effects of environmental variables on these indices, the comparative advantage accruing to the variables, mortality, reproductive success and weight gain were used to construct a proposed set of interventions for the improvement of small ruminant production in south-central Kenya.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/28258
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/129128
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceWilson, R. T., Peacock, C. P., & Sayers, A. R. (1985). Pre-weaning Mortality And Productivity Indices For Goats And Sheep On A Masai Group Ranch In South-central Kenya. Animal Science, 41(2), 201–206. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003356100027860
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectweaning
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectlive weight
dc.subjectgroup ranches
dc.subjectseasons
dc.subjectparturition
dc.subjectanimal production
dc.titlePre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Masai group ranch in south-central Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article

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