15 Years' production data on Dorper sheep at Katumani Research Station, Machakos
| dc.creator | King' Oku, J.M. | |
| dc.creator | N'Thome, J. | |
| dc.creator | Ogutu, E. | |
| dc.creator | Rakoczi, G. | |
| dc.date | 1975 | |
| dc.date | 2016-02-08T09:02:24Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-02-08T09:02:24Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T19:19:20Z | |
| dc.description | Overall birth rate 78%, overall twining rate 10%, average birth weight 3.6kg, stocking rate influences certain productions, e.g., a 75% increase in stocking rate decreased twinning by 46%, increased lamb losses by 186%; however, output from pastures in terms of lamb weaning weight was only 8% less in high stocking rate period than in low. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70694 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/177486 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.rights | Limited Access | |
| dc.subject | livestock | |
| dc.subject | sheep | |
| dc.subject | parturition | |
| dc.subject | multiple births | |
| dc.subject | birth weight | |
| dc.subject | mortality | |
| dc.subject | weight gain | |
| dc.subject | suckling | |
| dc.subject | weaning | |
| dc.title | 15 Years' production data on Dorper sheep at Katumani Research Station, Machakos | |
| dc.type | Report |
