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Scope for improvement of small ruminant production in the Sahel

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 1993
Mali
Africa
Western Africa

This chapter investigates the options for improving the performance of small ruminants interms of their contribution to household incomes. The characteristics of the existing production system are first sketched in order to identify the resource requirements and constraints of the system. Based on this imformation, a steady-state flock model is then developed and used to assess the impact of variation in growth, reproduction and mortality rates production.