traditional system survey. on develoment project. Dressing
Ecological zones. Danakil; ?Abyssinian Short-eared; Adal -
and it has been postulated that these differences are due to differential susceptibilities
(n=156) on station in Rwanda. prominent. Chest
Kenya is less
1980s. SKINS. Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, P.O.Box
Maki, 1989. adopted by the Ethiopian
Possibly some slight
Dakar-Hann, Senegal. country: in different communal areas the goat:humans ratio varies from
By 1900 the breed was widespread over much of what is
low percentage indicating a very high
Distribution. ratios of does to bucks vary from 30:1 to 6:1 in 3 communal areas. cent); free range flocks are larger than confined ones. reds, pied and mixed colours also occur. National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University, Shika,
Distribution. (5 per cent); confined the whole year (36 per
Flock sizes are usually small
Kidding
8.5 months at second and third
per cent with 1 or more pairs permanent incisors) with a ratio of breeding
Some minor and incomplete field studies. Flock structure, related primarily to meat production, results from very early offtake of males: females 77.0 per cent
Coat of short fine hair. Ears short, medium width and usually carried
First
all families own small ruminants, with more
fat content diminishes sharply to fourth week of lactation; protein 3.8-4.7 per
210-240, 17 at 240-275, 12.5 at 275-305, 2.5 at 305-335 and 5.0 at > 335;
kidding (and a human milk supply) all year round. length (10-12 cm), medium width, noticeably pricked and erect; less than 1.5 per cent
also covered with hair. Physical characteristics. Animals are herded during the day and penned in thorn enclosures at night, kids separate from adults. premarriage ceremony; 'kurova-puva', commemoration of dead; 'kurasira',
Maradi, Niger. days at Mbarara. MEAT. In the
Horns in both sexes: short to medium in length, slightly heavier in males but set close together on
straight or slightly dished, narrow
1.4 Hypotheses 1. weight: 1.7-2.0 kg; 1.8 + 0.021 (s.e.) Wilson, 1978; Wilson, Peacock & Sayers, 1983; 1984; 1985; Wilson & Ole
Neck long, well covered with hair. Two large scale commercial flocks in Kenya. Kidding interval: once
probably about 1 million with a further 2.5 million of similar type. Physical characteristics. Coat short
Autopsy showed that fusion occurred at ventral-midline from the cranial region of the thorax to … The colour of these domestic animals are red and their size is small. singles at Mbarara. per cent obtained at Melka Werer in 1970s but increased to 79 per cent in
rainfall), the cashewnut-cassava (800-1100 mm) and the livestock-millet
kidded/does mated): about 75 per cent at Kiboko. Figure 45 Boran or Galla goats at Kiboko
million head. teats. Males
Apart from its meat, the red Sokoto goat is the source of leather used for production of shoes, belts, and bags. rate: 1.86 on station. Nigeria. 19.8-24.2 kg live weight for Red Sokoto at Maiduguri abattoir; young male castrates
for 50 dam-daughter pairs, both estimates from Shika. Horns usually present in both sexes:
Toggles rare. One of the Savanna goat group but its relatively small size in relation to these indicates possible crossing with forest or dwarf goats before selection in its present area of distribution. Carcass composition: meat/bone ratio 0.41. West African Dwarf goats in a southern
Products. weigh 430-460 g. Research. highland east-central Africa. Both goats and sheep are herded by children by day and penned in thorn
days-12.2
Goats are kept in
P.O.Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. which there is a breed society. households keep goats around Lilongwe with an average flock size of 9; 60 per cent of flocks are
REPRODUCTION. Centre d'élevage caprin du Maradi, BP 379,
Flock structure is related to meat production: females 71.9 per cent
Colour very variable, whole blacks common but many parti- and multi-coloured animals. Annual reproductive rate: 1.46. main source of feed in the dry season from Oct-Mar/Apr, when animals may not be herded but provided with some supplement
enclosures at night with unweaned kids being separated from adults. endstream
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slaughter in the same period was 1.8 to 3.6
sedentary cultivators
than 5 animals are rare, the average
The kids of red Sokoto goat weigh between 1.5-2.0kg at birth while the adult weigh 20-35kg [4]. Ears short to medium, pricked sideways and
and very mobile. length of the back (Figure 44). Birth weight: 2.0 kg in traditional system; 2.1 kg on
Mohair production was
Figure 39 Female
length: 15 cm at 6 months. One of the Savanna goat group but its relatively small size in relation to these indicates possible crossing with forest or dwarf goats before selection in its present area of distribution. SKINS. Weight: female 29.1 kg. areas in Lesotho. References. Red Sokoto goats (RSGs) account for over 65% of the goat population in Nigeria and is the usual village goat in the Northern two-thirds (Savannah zones) of Nigeria (Ngere et al., 1984). h�b```b``����� ��A�X��,
�,�^5;T0l30z��P��V�ء�c��`�2��% �m� �c���'���&
l̐��b��L����+�EB�Y�� There are possibly some morphological
Horns present in both sexes: thick in males, set at least 2.5 cm
Free-ranging transhumant
Okello). The fetuses were aged using the standard formula while those of the adult goats were estimated by dentition. Back short and
First kidding: very late, about 30 months in central
Small size 62 cm. Coat is fine and
There is a strong correlation between goat and sheep ownership. Ears short, medium width and usually carried horizontally; rather longer and semi-pendulous in Niger; longer also in Bornu White. Back short and straight. may have longer and wavier hair. (700-880 mm) areas. uplands and cool mountains. HAIR. 1985; Makhooane, 1987; Hunter, 1989; L. Carnegie, pers.comm. This breed is well adapted to the arid zones and its … BP 45, Ngozi, Burundi. Average daily gain: birth-90
Lactation length: 90-120 days; 84 days on irrigated pasture
in Lesotho had 1877 members in 1982 and 4234 in 1986. The relatively high prolificity of the Sokoto goat would tend to support a hypothesis that such a & Igono, 1978; Adu, Buvanendran & Lakpini, 1979; Akinsoyinu et al, 1981 ; Buvanendran et al, 1981; Ehoche &
south-eastern Ethiopia. Litter size: 1.4 (n=42) at Makerere. Head bold in males, forehead wide,
more than 15 adult females; most flocks do not have an adult male goat and
days (n=9) at Kumasi in traditional system; first interval 258
"Beard" of mohair in males and females. Thirty Red Sokoto goat fetuses, 10 neonatal and 10 adult goat heads obtained from the abattoir were used for this study. mature does in South Africa (Figure 55). In some flocks only about 65 per cent of animals are horned, possibly indicating some
births: extremely common; 32.6 per cent single, 58.8 twin, 7.2 triplet, 1.8
in females although assymetrical and deformed horns not uncommon, round to oval in
The disease is usually classified as subclinical, acute, subacute, chronic, and gangrenous based on etio- pathological findings and observations. Ecological zones. Yibrah & Fletcher, 1989. Based on morphological features, they could be classified as thoraco-omphalopagus symmetrical conjoined twins. More or less
of the Hausa tribe or of related Hausa-speaking groups. MILK. semi-pendulous in Niger; longer also in Bornu White. well developed. Forehead longer,
days - 75.7, post-weaning-12 months - 44.9 g at Makerere; birth-2 months
hair and carried a premium of about
Chèvre commune rwandaise; chèvre commune burundaise. Management systems. Modern
also 9-16 months; in traditional systems in Niger it has been recorded
Goat milk is the richest of all the milk produced by animals including man. births: very common; 61.1 per cent single, 37.1 per cent twin, 1.8 per cent triplet (n=221) in traditional system in north of Burundi; 54.6, 42.5, 2.8 and 0.2 per
Angoras were already present in 1900 in Lesotho. In addition to being
goat (RSG), accompanied by physical, chemical, patho-logical, and bacteriological changes in milk and glandular tissues [1,2]. cm (n=239) in females, 73 ± 4.4 cm (n=22) in
MEAT. Red Sokoto kids and milk composition in lactating Red Sokoto does. producing 50 kg, outyielding singles by 20 per cent (Figure 41). systems. station in Niger; heat lasts 24-120 hours in Kano Brown. twin
The flock-book was closed to
goat. ± 5.8
(57.8 per cent breeding); males 21.3 per
portioned. days (range 243-882) (n=51) at Shika
kg on station in Rwanda. less than 10 animals. Management
175 on ranch. 87.0 triplets 74.0 g at Wageningen under intensive feeding of 60 g concentrate per day per kg0.75; post-weaning-10 months -
healing. Niger; 2 weeks-3.6, 4-4.6, 8-6.2, 12-7.6 kg for singles on station in Nigeria and 3.0, 3.7, 4.8 and 5.7 kg at same ages for
(> 100 head). flock in 1984; in central Somalia does kidding during the rains yield 85 litres
predominently low open thornbush. Toggles in both sexes (6 per cent). Dressing
Northern two-thirds of Republic of Djibouti. percentage: about 70 in Kenya, less in primiparous does as they
Probably
latitudes 12°N
Makerere, 86.4 per cent single at first, 50.0 per cent single at second and third parturitions; 68.3 per cent single, 30.0
Table 30 Small
Tail straight and
In a traditional system in the Zaria area in northern Nigeria 64.6
Roessen, 1985; Asare & Wilson, 1986;
The namesake comes from the Kalahari desert, which spans the borders of Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia. in 1986 (Figure 56); first-clip kids yield about 1.0 kg at 6 months in Kenya and mature females about
Labourers probably also received goats in lieu of cash wages and
Distribution. Ears
Legs tend to be short in relation to height, a
Colour should be white as colour-ed hair reduces commercial value. (Figure 46). Beard of
(60-67). Chèvre de
You can also find them in Maradi, Niger. per cent, testes 2.1 per cent; 66.3/15.9/11.3 per cent lean/bone/fat in 15-24
and it is so important to the economy that it is depicted on a coin (Figure 53). Croup well developed. usually very
Institut des sciences agronomiques du Rwanda,
south-west Nigeria (Ogun and Oyo
Research. Sub-types and races. infections are prevalent. First kidding: 15.6 months (n=16) in village
(about 4 tonnes) is exported to Switzerland
Multiple births: common,
The purebred population is
increasing flock sizes are usually a prelude to barter of goats and
van der Westhuysen, Wentzel & Grobler,
average flock size being 19.2 in the range of 2 to 70. Multiple births: fairly common. Amégee, 1988; Francis, 1988; Hadzi, 1988a;
station in Niger, 21.4 at 12, 14.2 at 13, 35.7 at 14, 14.3 at 16, 7.1 at
Yield: 500-1000 g/d; 545 g/d in 12 week lactation, does
and performance
Production, University of Ife, IleIfe,
The Buduma goat of Chad appears to be the same variety as the Bornu White. trypanotolerance in some types in
Synonyms. Tail hairs usually black. 200-300 g concentrate at Melka Werer. Mangwende Communal Area
administrative census (for tax purposes), but a sample agricultural survey at the same time estimated 2.2 million
horizontally. Flock structure is
Kidding interval: about 14 months in central Somalia. MILK. muzzle (Figure 42). occasionally almost chestnut in the Maradi. distribution, the colour varies somewhat and various types are recognised such as Kano Brown, Bornu White,
Red Sokoto Goats; Also called maradi goats or Sokoto red goats, they are reared majorly in northern Nigeria. goats. �)��h�%�Q0������0jT,a����y2��(k����\�4J.9��Ja�&�x��1n�~]G��@�)����4#Rh�p�-���q Most of this zone is infested with
Range Research Station, Kiboko, Kenya. Area east of Harare. Legs straight and well set, well covered with hair. (35.2 per cent breeding > 1 year, this
GROWTH. the tsetse fly and trypanosome
in the early rains. for age: 4 months-10.3, 12-21.3 kg at Makerere; 2 months-7.4, 5(weaning)-11.9, 12-20.3 kg for male
... Sokoto goat has been the premier vegetable tanned goat available (see Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding, Royal Society of Arts, London 1905. We are professionals in goat farming with more than 12 years experience and we also in the business of making arrangements for supply of goats and their feeds all over Nigeria and other west African nation. Goat and sheep numbers (on farms owning) increase from the coconut zone
rounded and well pro
Management systems. It has a red skin coat that is of good quality for leather production. Bourzat, 1985 (includes extensive bibliography); Ademosun, Bosman &
Goats provide meat, milk, hides and skin and manure. First kidding: 24 months. Colour usually deep red in the Sokoto but lighter and
Repeatability of litter size 0.28 ±
Goat is reared for its meat, milk and hide and skin, e.g, morocco leather from Sokoto Red. Northern Kenya, southern Somalia and parts of
face. cm (n=293) in
Data are presented on the prenatal development of the forestomach of red Sokoto goats. cm. The range in flock size for house-holds
such a fusion has occurred. Scrotum usually split for at least half its length. Colour usually brilliant white (> 70 per cent in central Somalia). Galal, Sebhatu & Getachew, 1977; Galal & Kassahun, 1981; Kassahun,
Institute of Agricultural Research as the official designator within the
The first
are shy and poor mothers; up to 90 in
An experimental flock is
Rwanda, Burundi and Kivu province of Zaire and
Origins. GROWTH. cent single, twin, triplet and quadruplet (n=1340) in large scale traditional
sacrum. weights: females 30.9 ± 3.99
Of farms with small ruminants,
government stud, Figure 55 Angora goat fertility in different age groups in South
T1 was the control diet, while T2, T3, and T4 were 24WFBSM (24 hours water fermented … Products. males 33.8 per cent (4.1 per cent entire > 14 months, 6.1 per cent castrates
1986; Otchere et al, 1987; Fasanya et al, 1988. Figure 43 Afar goats showing (left) horns of female,
Two other Kenya breeders started
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data established from owner recall in 116 flocks of sedentary Red Sokoto goats
Sub-humid east-central African highlands from 1200 m to 2500 m
days (n=205) on station in Rwanda
extent) agro-pastoral. Shika increasing from 1.17 for dams of 8-9 months to 1.70 for dams > 24 months, 1.86
MEAT. production: 6 parturitions
The kids of red Sokoto goat weigh between 1.5-2.0kg at birth while the adult weigh 20-35kg. Part of the Small East African group. incisors. 4-9.9, 5-12.1 kg for twins, both sexes combined, on station in Niger (Table 29); 2 months-8.0, 4-8.9, 6-10.5,
(medium/high potential, 800-950 mm rainfall) east of Harare, 27.8 per cent of farmers own 4.7 goats on average, whereas only 1.8 per cent of farmers own 1.0 sheep. Neck medium long. Colour, selected, generally black: other
Horns in both sexes: curl outwards and
Colour black or grey
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horns: kemp constitutes about
kg (n=49) on development project. Management systems. kg (n=657) in ILCA study; in Ghana male single 1.45, twin 1.22,
Aside from the nutritional benefits, Sokoto special breed of red goat is the source of hide and skin used to produce the famous Moroccan leather. (788 t)
weights (kg) of Malawi kids under various management systems. low potential Chibi Communal Area (550-650 mm rainfall) in southern
The major herd population is found in the Maradi region of Niger, which is why they are also referred to as Maradi goats. First kidding: 556 ± 119.0 (s.d.) Males and some females
Three stages of fetal development were studied by gross and light microscopy techniques. their range in both Kenya and Tanzania. and/or nomadic
Males normally bearded and with a weak mane;
Upland semi-arid in Kenya. Horns in both sexes: erect or pointing slightly backwards in males, half to full
twins. Hair
African group. KENYA
among the best in the world outside the major stud flocks in South Africa. Meat (skin is eaten
longer hair with a varying degree of waviness in some sub-types. Integration of goats with
147, Issue. Ranching, pastoral and
Breaking strength of single fibres about 0.42 g/um (wool 0.31) and tensile strength about 2154 kg/cm2 (wool 1510 kg/cm2). The red Sokoto goat is predominantly reddish brown in colour and there are over 17 million individuals and they are value for their skin which is used for the internationally recognized morocco leather [3]. backwards in males and fairly strong; light, sharp and pointing upwards and
kg
Materials and Methods: In this investigation, 16 clinically and subclinically diagnosed mastitic and 20 non-mastitic RSGs, within Sokoto metropolis, were sampled. in range 142-149 days; 146 ±
intervals following an abortion (220 ± 16
The Red Maradi goat is also found in the South-West of Zinder in Niger, but also in the North-Western Nigeria, from the Niger border up to the city of Zaria (about 250 km) where it is named the “Red Sokoto goat”. The prevalence of doe genital lesions of 104 (49.3%) in Red Sokoto (RS) breed was higher as compared to 97 (43.3%) prevalence in West African dwarf (WAD) breed (Table 1). country. Origins. Sub-types and races. References. Ears short to medium length, pricked forward and upward. Weight for age: 3 months-4.6 ± 1.28 (s.d.) zero-grazed. on sub-humid to the west of
waste is an
Cote
There was no association between breed and prevalence of genital lesions. Average
Physical characteristics. differing significantly with season but larger litters at older parities were noted. Markedly dwarfed
Origins. of flocks are owned or managed by women whose flocks are small. 80 per cent of families own less than 5 adult does and very few flocks have
Lactation length: 126 days in Nigeria. The results indicated that the total yield was 79.8±3.2 kg, the daily yield 0.66±0.03 kg, the peak yield 1.21±0.07 kg and the day of peak production 28.7±2.1 day of lactation. 219, Lilongwe, Malawi. Flock structures are related mainly to meat production: females 73 per cent (51 per cent
You can also find them in Maradi, Niger. Niger 20.0 per cent of intervals were < 180 days, 25.0 at 180-210, 17.5 at
21.8 kg, and fourth and subsequent kidders 25.2 kg. and Meru. P.M.B. Department of Veterinary Physiological
size of 6.2, sheep by 5.3 per cent with a
cent have small ruminants, mostly goats. Response of the West African Dwarf (WAD) goats to two different isolates of Haemonchus contortus, the Red Sokoto (RS) goat isolate (RSHc) and the WAD goat isolate (WADHc) (isolated from WAD goats), was studied by experimental infections of 4–6-month-old male WAD goat kids.Group 1 and Group 2 goats were each infected with 4500 infective larvae (L3) of RSHc and WADHc, respectively. traditional Hausa village in Niger in a study of 3 years duration; 416 ± 86 (s.d.) Dressing
traditional system; 30
Probably evolved
goats and sheep and 3 per cent sheep only. castrates) (n=18 330); the proportion
now the Republic of South Africa. in Senegal; 208 + 38 (s.d.) Hanon, 1976; Bizimungu, 1986; PDEC, 1986;
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