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SMALLSTOCK MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION - Botswana
1 SMALLSTOCK MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION The sheep and goat kept in Botswana , to a hot, often dry, environment with cold winter nights and have developed resistance to local diseases and parasites such as tick-bone disease (notable heartwater) and internal parasites. In this environment, the survival and production of the Tswana breeds is better than that of imported breeds such as boer goats and Dorper sheep. In Botswana , controlled breeding is generally not practiced, however, most kidding and lamping occurs in the winter/dry season (July to September).
2 Timing the introduction of rams/bucks The owner of smallstock can make decision on when lambing and kidding occurs if males are separated from the rest …
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