The productivity of Sahel goats and sheep under transhumant management in Northern Burkina Faso
| dc.creator | Wilson, R.T. | |
| dc.date | 1988 | |
| dc.date | 2015-06-05T12:18:52Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-06-05T12:18:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T19:14:02Z | |
| dc.description | Results of a 2-year study on goats and sheep in northern Burkina Faso are reported. In both goats and sheep, females comprised more than 75% of flock numbers. Intervals between parturitions in goats were 312 days overall but were significantly affected by the season of the previous birth: in sheep the interval was 280 days, this also being affected by season. There were 1.08 kids born per litter in goats and 1.06 lambs in sheep: litter size in sheep differed significantly between seasons and between years of parturition. Kids weighed 12.8 kg at 150 days, there being differences due to season and parity: lambs weighed 14.9 kg, this weight being affected by season, parity and litter size. Seasonal variations in weights of adult female goats and sheep were marked, being about 12% below the overall annual average weight for each age class in June (end of dry season) and 12% above the mean in November (post rains). Annual productivity was 22.1 kg of live young per breeding goat per year, 874 g per kg of breeding goat per year and 2.08 kg per kg metabolic weight of breeding goat per year. The corresponding figures for sheep were 23.8 kg, 806 g and 2.01 g. Season had the most important influence on productivity but this was also affected by parity in sheep. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66984 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/174785 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Wilson, R.T. 1988. The productivity of Sahel goats and sheep under transhumant management in Northern Burkina Faso. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 36: 348-355. | |
| dc.subject | sheep | |
| dc.subject | goats | |
| dc.subject | animal production | |
| dc.subject | productivity | |
| dc.title | The productivity of Sahel goats and sheep under transhumant management in Northern Burkina Faso | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |