Sheep breeding in Shaba (Zaire): current situation
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https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.8851Keywords
Sheep, animal husbandry, Animal feeding, Growth, reproductionAbstract
Four sheep rearlng systems have been studied in Sbaba (Zaire) to compare production and profit levels. Weight production per mother at nine months of age is 4.5 kg under traditional breeding conditions, versus 23 kg in the ranching system (with shepherd) and 30 kg under extensive rearing. Management of range by fire and rotation and feeding habits, principally explain variations in the production. Internal parasite control and housing conditions are next important. Extensive sheep breeding under the ranching system, succeeding to cattle on pasture, appears to be the most profitable rearing system in the region.
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