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dc.contributor.author | Baleseng, L | en |
dc.contributor.author | Kgosikoma, O E | en |
dc.contributor.author | Makgekgenene, A | en |
dc.contributor.author | Coleman, M | en |
dc.contributor.author | Morley, P | en |
dc.contributor.author | Baker, D | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bahta, S | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-09T03:25:15Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-09T03:25:15Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings ICAS VII: Modernization of Agricultural Statistics in Support of the Sustainable Development Agenda, p. 320-326 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/28539 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We conducted a survey to evaluate the growth of goats and sheep under communal grazing, and to determine the relationship between weight, heart girth, shoulder height, and body condition score in Kweneng, Central and Kgalagadi districts, Botswana. The same animals were measured on two separate occasions, approximately one month apart, to allow growth rates to be recorded. Significant differences in growth rates between the three case study districts were found for both goats and sheep. Amongst the goats measured, gains in height and weight were significantly greater in the Kweneng district, while gains in heart girth measurement were greatest in the Central district. In the case of sheep, weight gain was significantly higher in the Central and Kgalagadi districts, increases in girth measurement were significantly higher in the Central district, and shoulder height gain was significantly greater in the Kweneng district. Statistical tests were used to determine the relationships between animal weight and the other measures taken for goats and sheep. Heart girth in both goats and sheep was shown to be a significant predictor of weight across all three districts. Likewise, shoulder height proved to be a statistically significant predictor of animal weight for both goats and sheep, across each district. The data therefore suggest that heart girth and shoulder height have potential to act as proxy measurements of weight in both goats and sheep, potentially providing smallholder farmers with a cost-effective way of estimating small-stock productivity. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Italian National Institute of Statistics | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings ICAS VII: Modernization of Agricultural Statistics in Support of the Sustainable Development Agenda | en |
dc.title | Performance of goats and sheep under communal grazing in Botswana using various growth measures | en |
dc.type | Conference Publication | en |
dc.relation.conference | ICAS VII: Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics | en |
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local.contributor.firstname | O E | en |
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local.contributor.firstname | D | en |
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local.subject.for2008 | 140201 Agricultural Economics | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 080609 Information Systems Management | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 070203 Animal Management | en |
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local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.date.conference | 26th - 28th October, 2016 | en |
local.conference.place | Rome, Italy | en |
local.publisher.place | Rome, Italy | en |
local.format.startpage | 320 | en |
local.format.endpage | 326 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
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dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
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local.title.maintitle | Performance of goats and sheep under communal grazing in Botswana using various growth measures | en |
local.output.categorydescription | E2 Non-Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | en |
local.relation.url | http://icas2016.istat.it/ | en |
local.relation.url | https://www.istat.it/storage/icas2016/b07-baleseng.pdf | en |
local.conference.details | ICAS VII: Seventh International Conference on Agricultural Statistics, Rome, Italy, 26th - 28th October, 2016 | en |
local.search.author | Baleseng, L | en |
local.search.author | Kgosikoma, O E | en |
local.search.author | Makgekgenene, A | en |
local.search.author | Coleman, M | en |
local.search.author | Morley, P | en |
local.search.author | Baker, D | en |
local.search.author | Bahta, S | en |
local.istranslated | No | en |
local.uneassociation | Yes | en |
local.atsiresearch | No | en |
local.conference.venue | FAO Headquarters | en |
local.sensitive.cultural | No | en |
local.year.published | 2017 | en |
local.fileurl.closedpublished | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/7c6aa26a-6842-485c-abd6-5827039d97fb | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 380101 Agricultural economics | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 460908 Information systems organisation and management | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 300208 Farm management, rural management and agribusiness | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280108 Expanding knowledge in economics | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 100412 Sheep for meat | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 280101 Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences | en |
local.codeupdate.date | 2021-12-08T16:25:39.803 | en |
local.codeupdate.eperson | abaker33@une.edu.au | en |
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local.original.for2020 | 380101 Agricultural economics | en |
local.original.for2020 | 460908 Information systems organisation and management | en |
local.original.for2020 | 300302 Animal management | en |
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local.date.start | 2016-10-26 | - |
local.date.end | 2016-10-28 | - |
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