2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/137026Description of the ILCA Research Programme on small ruminants, with reference to the humid zone of West Africa, particularly Nigeria; data on sheep and goat flocks, livestock ownership and its distribution by size of holding, farming systems in ILCA research areas in Nigeria; mortality rates in animals, and fecundity rates of ewes and does derived from herd composition. Outline of the improvement of existing systems.Open Accesshumid zonesresearch programmesanimal productionsmall ruminantsgoatssheepfarming systemsmortalityNewsletter