Possible impact of disease and reproductive wastage on the productivity of tropical small ruminants: An overview

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dc.creatorMukasa-Mugerwa, E.
dc.date1996
dc.date2014-10-31T06:08:21Z
dc.date2014-10-31T06:08:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:45:49Z
dc.descriptionSmall ruminants contribute significantly to meat (and sometimes milk) production in Africa and hence in meeting the current shortfall created by the fast rising human population. Flock productivity may, however, be affected by a wide range of disease problems and reproductive wastage. The impact of disease may be through mortalities and abortions or through morbidity and such subclinical effects like weight loss or reduced gains, reduced carcass weight and quality and the cost of time and money involved in controlling or overcoming the effects of disease. Thus, a top priority in operating successful small ruminant enterprises must be adequate attention to health problems and the causes or reproductive wastage. Losses due to mortality often have severe and easily quantifiable economic impact but losses in production due to morbidity are commonly underestimated because they are difficult to estimate. This paper provides a background against which specific effects of the role of health problems and reproductive wastage on production can be discussed.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/49757
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/132498
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Livestock Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjecttropics
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectanimal diseases
dc.subjectreproductive performance
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectparasites
dc.subjectconstraints
dc.subjectmetabolic disorders
dc.titlePossible impact of disease and reproductive wastage on the productivity of tropical small ruminants: An overview
dc.typeConference Paper

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