Sustainable Utilization of Indigenous Goats in Southern Africa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Characterization of Indigenous Goats
3. Sustainable Utilization
3.1. Community Based Breeding Program
3.2. Production Related Issues
3.3. Marketing of Indigenous Goats and their Products
3.4. Gender Aspects and Marginalized Groups in Goat Production
3.5. Regional Policy and Legal Framework
3.6. Future Research and Development
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Population | Ho | He | Markers | References |
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Mozambique | Pafuri, Tete, Maputo, Cabo Delgado | 0.553 | 0.620 | microsatellites | [14] |
Tanzania | Sukuma, Gogo, Sonjo, Pare | 0.620 | 0.714 | microsatellites | [20] |
Namibia | Kunene, Kavango, Caprivi, Ovambo | - | 0.623 | microsatellites | [21] |
South Africa | Boer, Kalahari red, Savanna Nguni, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu and Tankwa | 0.35–0.41 | 0.33–0.40 | SNPs | [15] |
Zimbabwe | Binga, Chipinge, Matopo, Shurugwi, Tsholotsho and MatopoResearch Station | 0.61 | 0.60 | SNPs | [16] |
Botswana | Tswana | 0.419 | 0.423 | SNPs | [13] |
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Monau, P.; Raphaka, K.; Zvinorova-Chimboza, P.; Gondwe, T. Sustainable Utilization of Indigenous Goats in Southern Africa. Diversity 2020, 12, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010020
Monau P, Raphaka K, Zvinorova-Chimboza P, Gondwe T. Sustainable Utilization of Indigenous Goats in Southern Africa. Diversity. 2020; 12(1):20. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010020
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonau, Phetogo, Kethusegile Raphaka, Plaxedis Zvinorova-Chimboza, and Timothy Gondwe. 2020. "Sustainable Utilization of Indigenous Goats in Southern Africa" Diversity 12, no. 1: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010020