dc.contributor.author |
Motiang, D.M.
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dc.contributor.author |
Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-08-25T06:05:10Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-08-25T06:05:10Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study was done to determine the influence of herd mortality on off-take rates through face to face
interviews of 308 smallholder cattle producers from Dr RSM District Municipality, North West. Most
deaths were caused by diseases (50%) and drought (34%). Producer’s gender had no influence on herd
performance and off-take even though extension ward with higher proportion of women had higher
mortality and lower off-take rates. The sale of steers decreased significantly (P<0.05) as the death of
adult animals as well as that of the overall herd increased. Herd off-take also declined as mortality of
suckling calves as well as that for overall herd, increased. Herd mortality logically reduces stock and
therefore suppresses sales. It is recommended that herd mortality should be monitored through animal
recording to improve the competitiveness of small-holder production systems. |
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dc.description.department |
Animal and Wildlife Sciences |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2016 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Motiang, DM & Webb, EC 2016, 'Herd mortality and cattle off-take rates among smallholder producers in the North West Province of South Africa', African Journal of Agricultural Research, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 930-934. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1991-637X |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.5897/AJAR2014.9424 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56474 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Academic Journals |
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dc.rights |
© 2016 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. Author(s) agree that this article remain permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License 4.0 International License. |
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dc.subject |
Adult mortality rates |
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dc.subject |
Causes of death |
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dc.subject |
Cattle producers |
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dc.subject |
Herd mortality |
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dc.title |
Herd mortality and cattle off-take rates among smallholder producers in the North West Province of South |
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dc.type |
Article |
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