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Goat population and production of goat meat and milk in East Africa Country / Region Goat population Meat production Milk production

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Author	Tolera, Adugna Merkel, Roger C. Goetsch, Arthur L. Sahlu, Tilahun Negesse, Tegene
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	Goats are primarily owned by smallholder farmers and pastoralists and contribute significantly to the economy and food supply of the poorest sectors of the society. However, goat production in East Africa is characterized by low productivity levels due mainly to nutritional constraints. Grazing and browsing on natural pastures is the main source of feed in the arid and semi-arid pastoral areas, while crop residues could contribute up to 50% of the total feed supply in areas where mixed crop-livestock production is the dominant farming system. The quantity and quality of fodder available from natural pasture shows seasonal fluctuation. There is an acute shortage of feed supply during the dry season and the available feed during this period is of very poor quality. Poor nutrition results in low production and reproductive performance, slow growth rate, loss of body condition and increased susceptibility to diseases and parasites. Thus, effective utilization of the available feed resources (agricultural and agro-industrial byproducts, natural pastures and browse) and appropriate supplementation of poor quality natural pasture and crop residue based diets appear to be the necessary steps to alleviate the nutritional problems of goats in the region. Different supplementation strategies could be applied depending upon the type, accessibility and price of supplementary feeds in a given area. Fodder conservation practices, particularly hay making, should be developed in order to enable a stable supply of feed throughout the year. Evaluation of the nutritive value of naturally occurring tree leaves and pods, which are commonly used as dry season feed resources, would be important to enhance their proper utilization.
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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