dc.contributor.author | Odoi, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Gathuma,JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Omore, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Gitau, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Wanyangu,SW | |
dc.contributor.author | Murage,E | |
dc.contributor.author | Gachuiri,CK | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-20T08:35:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.identifier.citation | The Kenya Veterinarian Vol 23 (2002) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10420 | |
dc.description.abstract | Constraints to production of small ruminants in smallholder
farms in Kiambu District, Kenya, were investigated. A 2-
stage cluster and systematic random sampling of66 smallholder
farms was carried out. Farms were visited once a
month for nine months. Samples for faecal egg-count and
production data were collected during each visit. Poor
management, diarrhoea-pneumonia complex, shortage of
farmland and lack of credit were identified as major constraints.
Crude morbidity was estimated as 34.4% while
crude mortality was estimated as 16.8%. Morbidity and
mortality were highest among the young stock (0-6
months) | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Constraints | en |
dc.subject | Ruminant | en |
dc.subject | Prouction | en |
dc.subject | Small holder mixed farms | en |
dc.subject | Kiambu | en |
dc.subject | Kenya | en |
dc.title | Constraints to Small Ruminant Production in Smallholder Mixed Farms in Kiambu District, Kenya. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Public Health | en |
local.publisher | Departmeni of Animal Production | en |