01584nam a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024500600007926001280013930000160026752008510028365000110113465000100114565000200115565000190117565000120119465000120120665000100121865000170122865000150124565300160126065300190127670000230129515150452017-06-19       1989    bl uuuu      00u1 u    #d1 aJONHSON, W. L.  aImproving meat goat production in the semiarid tropics.  aSobral: EMBRAPA-CNPC; Davis: University of California, Small Ruminant Collaborative Research Support Program, SR-CRSPc1989  a190 p.cil.  aAbstract: Ecological 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 communication with the small producer; Recommendations for further research.  aBrazil  aGoats  aMeat production  aSemiarid zones  atropics  aCaprino  aCarne  aMelhoramento  aProdução  aImprovement  aTropical zones1 aOLIVEIRA, E. R. de