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Basic factors influencing lamb mortality under low input production systems in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

  • 2020
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 13
S. Mthi, J.M. Rust, C.T. Mpendulo, V. Muchenje, W.J. Goosen & Z. Mbathsa Page: 60 - 68

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess incidences of lamb mortality in low input farming systems in the Eastern Cape province. Four villages (Ndakana, Kwa-Masele, Qhugqwala and Ndindwa) and 18 households were selected. Data was collected from 399 lambing records…

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Effects of village, sex, scholastic qualification and age of farmers on rearing of backyard chickens that phenotypically show na

  • 2003
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 4
S.J. Nsoso, R.N. Lottering and J.C. Moreki Page: 43 - 45

      Village chickens in Botswana have been poorly characterised to date. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to find the effects of village, sex, scholastic qualification and age of farmers on rearing of backyard chickens that phenotypically…

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