Hair Sheep of Western Africa and the Americas: A Genetic Resource for the Tropics

ISBN-13: 9780367019259 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 344 str.

H. A. Fitzhugh

Opis

 Based on the contributors’ first-hand experience, the reports in this application-oriented collection examine the various strains of hair sheep, their fertility and growth rates, and other performance characteristics.

Spis treści

Preface -- General Overview -- Hair Sheep: A General Description -- Productivity of Hair Sheep and Opportunities for Improvement -- Middle America and South America -- Pelibuey Sheep in Mexico -- Reproduction in Peliguey Sheep -- African Sheep in Colombia -- Commercial Hair Sheep Production in a Semiarid Region of Venezuela -- Reproduction and Growth of Hair Sheep in an Experimental Flock in Venezuela -- Performance of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep and Their Crosses at the Ebini Station, Guyana -- Hair Sheep Performance in Brazil -- Sheep Production in Tobago with Special Reference to Blenheim Sheep Station -- Barbados Blackbelly and Crossbred Sheep Performance in an Experimental Flock in Barbados -- Reproduction and Birth Weight of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep in the Golden Grove Flock, Barbados -- Virgin Islands White Hair Sheep -- A Note on Performance of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep in Jamaica -- A History of the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep -- Western Africa -- Performance of Hair Sheep in Nigeria -- Review of Hair Sheep Studies in Southwestern Nigeria -- Djallonké Hair Sheep in Ivory Coast -- A Note on Characteristics of Hair Sheep in Senegal -- Sedentary Sheep in the Sahel and Niger Delta of Central Mali -- North America -- Research with Barbados Blackbelly Sheep in North Carolina -- The St. Croix Sheep in the United States -- The Barbados Blackbelly (“Barbado”) Breed in Texas -- Crossbreeding with the “Barbado” Breed for Market Lamb or Wool Production in the United States -- Barbados Blackbelly Sheep in Mississippi -- Barbados Blackbelly Sheep in California

O autorze

H. A. Fitzhugh is an animal scientist and program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean at Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center.

G. E. Bradford is a professor of animal science at the University of California, Davis.