Despite the fact that about 64% of goats in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are located in rural arid
(38%) and semi-arid (26%) agro-ecological zones and that more than 90% of goats in these …

Expansion of goat improvement programs requires exploration of the factors that influence
the production system and breeding initiatives. Characterization of goat breeds or …

Strategies for conserving species threatened with extinction are often driven by ecological
data. However, in anthropogenic landscapes, understanding and incorporating local …

This study was conducted to determine if heart girth measurements can be used effectively
in the prediction of live body weights of goats in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and to assist in …

West African dwarf (WAD) goats represent a major livestock resource in the humid West and
Central Africa where they are distributed across 15 countries. These goats are raised in low …

A total sixteen female Black Bengal goats (BBG) considering average live weight were
randomly divided into four equal treatments to study the effect of different level of …

The study was carried out to evaluate the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and
nitrogen intake of growing red sokoto bucks fed graded levels of dried sweet orange (Citrus …

The objective of the study was to compare the functions and management systems of goats
in Chirumanzu district in Zimbabwe and, Alfred Nzo and Amatole districts in the Eastern …

A study was conducted in Mufindi district to determine the production performance and
contribution of dairy goats to income of small-scale farmers. Purposive sampling was …

The objective of this study was to provide a practical solution to determine bodyweight of
indigenous goats for those farmers that cannot purchase their own weighing scale …