the study of the potntial for using leucaena leucocephala or manihot esculentafor supplementing feeding of west african dwarf goats were carried out from november 2003 to january 2004 inthe experimental farm of the universityof dschang. twenty four west african dwarf goats, were divided in three groups of eight animals, each one 12 months old with average weight of 13.1±4.4 kg, were used in thi...

These proceedings summarize the results of research on dwarf sheep and goat production in humid West Africa. Among the topics discussed are disease profiles of village sheep and goats; feed intake, growth and reproduction rates of West African Dwarf goats; integration of the small ruminant enterprise into the wider farming system of the zone; and the economics of the improved production systems...

four west african dwarf (wad) grower bucks averaging 6 kg in weight and aged between 5-6 months of age were used in a digestive trial to determine the intake and digestibility of raw or processed pigeon pea seed meal based diets. the diets designated rpbd, spbd, tpbd and bpbd were formulated from cassava peel, palm kernel cake, brewers dry grain, bone meal and common salt to contain 15% of raw,...

The study of the potntial for using Leucaena leucocephala or Manihot esculentafor supplementing feeding of West African dwarf goats were carried out from November 2003 to January 2004 inthe Experimental Farm of the Universityof Dschang. Twenty four West African dwarf goats, were divided in three groups of eight animals, each one 12 months old with average weight of 13.1±4.4 kg, were used in thi...

In order to study the signs of œstrus in the West African Dwarf goat, 28 non pregnant females younger than 24 months of age were used. Most of them (94.7%) had waggled the tail during heat. The frequency of micturition was higher in the presence of the male. The swelling of the vulva was observed in 68.4% of goats in heat. The cervico-vaginal mucus was significantly (P≤0.05) abundant and elasti...

This study was conducted to determine the genetic relationships among and population history of four Nigerian indigenous goat populations. A total of 200 goats from three breeds namely Sahel (60), Red Sokoto (60), West-African dwarf (60) and Kano Brown, a strain (20), were used for the study. Tissue samples were collected from the ear of animals using an Allflex® ear punch tissue sample collect...

West African Dwarf (WAD) and Red Sokoto (RS) goats were experimentally infected with the Kafanchan strain of Trypanosoma congolense and the course of the infection was monitored. The organism was pathogenic and produced fatal disease in the goats, which was characterized by rapid progressive anaemia, leucocytosis, weight loss and death. All RS goats died within 11 days of infection, and had a m...

in order to study the signs of œstrus in the west african dwarf goat, 28 non pregnant females younger than 24 months of age were used. most of them (94.7%) had waggled the tail during heat. the frequency of micturition was higher in the presence of the male. the swelling of the vulva was observed in 68.4% of goats in heat. the cervico-vaginal mucus was significantly (p≤0.05) abundant and elasti...

Sulphadimidine is used in the treatment of susceptible enteric bacteria that could cause enteritis and since piroxicam is a potent anti-inflammatory agent, it is co-administered with piroxicam intramuscularly. In view of this, effects of piroxicam on the pharmacokinetics of sulphadimidine were studied in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. Twenty goats of both sexes, aged 1-year-old and weighing 10...