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Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya

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Title Management of small ruminant production systems in the farming areas of Kenya
 
Creator Gathuka, Z.G.
 
Subject RUMINANTS
BREEDS
ANIMAL HEALTH
PASTORALISM
KENYA
ANIMAL POPULATION
ANIMAL HOUSING
 
Description In Kenya the existing sheep and goat production systems are associated with ecozones, land organization and social economic factors. Also the interaction between these factors give rise to the three-production system viz. Smallholder, large-scale ranching, and rage pastoralism including nomadism. The total population of goats and sheep is approximately 15 million, of which 8.2 million is kept by the pastoralists, 6.4 million by the small-scale sedentary agriculturalists and 0.4 million by the commercial ranches. The indigenous breeds dominate the pastoral system while the wool sheep and improved breeds of meat goats and sheep are kept by the large-scale farmers. The small-holder farmers keep different types of small stock for meat, milk and wool.
 
Date 2016-02-08T09:02:49Z
2016-02-08T09:02:49Z
1986
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10568/70768
 
Language en