Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation

Abstract

Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary Leucaena and Gliricidia with ad-libitum Panicum maximum on the produtivity of West African Dwarf sheep.