01355nam a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024500600007926000640013930000120020352008410021565000090105665000120106565000100107765000150108765300090110265300150111170000230112611160552006-07-26 1989 bl uuuu 00u1 u #d1 aJOHNSON, W. L. aImproving meat goat production in the semiarid tropics. aSobral: EMBRAPA-CNPC; Davis: University of Californiac1989 a190 p.  aEcological character of the semiarid tropics of Northeast Brazil; A sociological description of goatherders; Present and improved production systems for meat goats in Northeast Brazil; Genetic resources and improvement programs; Improving the productivity of grazing lands in the semiarid tropics; Nutrient needs and improved feeding systems; Some factors affecting the reproduction of goats in the semiarid tropics; Herd health management of goats in the semiarid tropics; Some suggestions for improved productivity through management; Facilities for goat keeping; Product quality and marketing; Special requirements for dairy goat production in the semiarid tropics; Measuring the economic feasibility of new small ruminant technologies in Brazil; Effective communica-tion with the small prodecer; Recomendations for further research. ameat aCaprino aCarne aProdução aGoat aProduction1 aOLIVEIRA, E. R. de