Goat keeping in the tropics - Part 8 potx

... and vitamins 58 Pig keeping in the tropics 16 2.3 Small-scale intensive pig keeping Figure 3: Small-scale intensive pig keeping (after Holnes, 19 91) . Main characteristics The main characteristics ... indications are given of the treatment possible. Agrodok 1 Pig keeping in the tropics Dick Muys Geert Westenbrink Pig keeping in the...

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... easily swept clean. The pigs can be ringed to stop them rooting in the soil. In Europe special pig rings (small pieces of iron) are sold, which are pinched into the upper part of the nose (snout) ... factor in the conversion to commercial pig keeping. There are numerous advantages to keeping pigs inside: ? The animals spend their energy putting on body weight r...

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... Pig keeping in the tropics 36 Three weeks after mating, the oestrus should be extra carefully checked. If there is no sign of it then the sow is usually in -pig (pregnant). Feeding In the ... of the problem and the treatment or medicines administered. • Information on the piglets, e.g. vaccination information. Pig keeping in the tropics 50 •...

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... ? Taking the sow away from the piglets during weaning, rather than removing the piglets. ? Putting the sow in a pen next to the boar after weaning. ? Bringing her into contact with the boar ... heat within 14 days of weaning, there are various possible causes: ? The suckling period has been too long - the shorter the period, the quicker she will come on heat...

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... into the pen every day. In intensive systems iron-injections are often given whilst in free-range systems piglets get iron from the soil. Wood ash provides other minerals. Pig keeping in ... can also be given some for the first weeks after weaning. Pig keeping in the tropics 56 6 Pig feeding 6.1 Introduction Pigs are in general not particular abou...

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... 4.2 Outline of cloning methods 37 4.3 Concluding remarks 40 5 Training: pruning and bending 41 5 .1 Definition; the limited role of pruning in tropical fruits 41 5.2 Cutting increasingly large ... in the final stages. Wageningen, August 2006 Ed Verheij Fruit growing in the tropics 4 Contents 1 Introduction 6 1. 1 No flowers, no fruit 6 1. 2 Importanc...

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... Fruit growing in the tropics 60 8. 1 Limiting use of pesticides It is now realised that the use of pesticides should be drastically re- duced by: ? Abandoning routine treatments ? Replacing ... the end of the dry season, so that there are few sources of infection at the beginning of the rains. Mango hoppers suck the young shoots and especially inflorescences; t...

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... Printed by: Digigrafi, Wageningen, The Netherlands ISBN: 9 0-7 707 3-5 5-8 NUGI: 835 Introduction - the importance of goat keeping 7 1. 2 Attractive properties For the small-scale farmer, the ... % Indian Sub-continent 10 9.8 31. 4 % Central America 10 .9 3 .1 % South America 18 .4 5.3 % Total 350.2 10 0 % 1. 1 The importance of goats Goats are of...

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... the sec- tion below on difficult births (2. 8). Goat keeping in the tropics 12 ? Permanently separating billy-goats and goats In this system, you bring the goat to the billy only at the moment ... animal. Goat breeding 17 Figure 4: Positions of kids in the womb Goat keeping in the tropics 8 2 Goat breeding For the breeding of go...

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... mother: this is the so-called weaning. The young are then no longer allowed to stay with the goat so that they can no longer drink from their mother. Clean drinking water must be available in ... produc- tion, you can leave them a little longer with the mother goat. Do re- member to wean the young goats at least two months before the next gestation period of the mother....

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... or homemade mineral prepara- tions. Goat keeping in the tropics 46 ? Taking out silage for feeding As soon as the pit is opened the air can get in. Inevitably the heap in the pit will ... years in a well covered un- derground pit. Goat keeping in the tropics 44 suitable method than hay-making for wet areas where drying is diffi- cult. Silage maki...

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... permanent stalling of goats. In partial stalling, the goats are kept penned only at night or during part of the day; the rest of the time they wander freely, foraging about. In you keep them permanently ... grass. You must also move them often so that they can find new pasture. Goat keeping in the tropics 56 Feeding and drinking facilities In each housing s...

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... to detect blood in the faeces. Anaemic Goat keeping in the tropics 70 mites). When the intermediate host is eaten by a goat while grazing, the final worm develops inside the animal: a mature ... of tissue in the mouth, inflammation of Goat keeping in the tropics 64 ger that the Malta fever is transmitted to humans if they drink con- taminated...

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... products’. Goat keeping in the tropics 74 and press the udder when sucking. Tasty feed (concentrate) also stimu- lates milk flow. When milking a goat the stimulation of the milk flow in the udder ... cleaning of the udder or foremilking. The effect of the stimuli stop after 5 minutes, try, therefore, to finish milking within 10 minutes. Milking When star...

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... Small Ruminant Page http://www.sheepandgoat.com Record keeping 81 8 Record keeping Chapter 2 - Goat Breeding- and Chapter 3 - Raising and Selection- already indicated that a good administration ... Pagot J, Animal production in the tropics and sub -tropics. , 1992, pp. 517, Macmillan; CTA, Wageningen. ISBN: 0-3 3 3-5 381 8- 8 . Peacock C., Improving Go...

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