Effects of Seasonality on the Productivity of Pastoral Goat Herds in Northern Kenya Ingo Hary12Chapter 191.1 Background1011 1.2 Problem statement1213141516171.3 Objectives and structure of the thesis18Chapter 2192.1 Introduction 2.2 Materials and Methods20212223 2.3 Results24252627282930313233 2.4 Discussion343536373839402.5 ConclusionsChapter 3413.1 Introduction 3.2 Materials and Methods424344453.3 Results3.3.1 Kid survival4647484950513.3.2 Doe survival525354553.4 Discussion3.4.1 Kid survival56573.4.2 Doe survival583.4.3 Analytical approach596061Chapter 4634.1 Introduction 4.2 Materials and Methods646566674.3 Results 4.3.1 Growth performance of kids 68697071727374757677784.3.2 Doe liveweight798081828384854.4 Discussion4.4.1 Growth performance of kids868788 4.4.2 Body weight development of does89904.5 ConclusionsChapter 5915.1 Introduction925.2 Materials and Methods93945.3 Results95969798991005.4 Discussion1011021031041055.5 ConclusionsChapter 61076.1 Introduction1086.2 Stage-structured matrix population models and their parameterisation109110111112113 6.3 Procedure for estimating feed energy requirements at the herd level1141156.4 Procedure for estimating herd outputs 6.5 Derivation of steady state optimal culling policy and herd structure 116117118116 6.6 Discussion1201211221206.7 ConclusionsChapter 71257.1 Introduction 7.2 Materials and Methods1261271281291301311321341347.3 Results135136137138140141142143144145146147 7.4 Discussion148149150151152153154155156Chapter 8157158159160 References161162163164165166167168169170171172173170171Appendix 1176177174 Eidesstattliche Erklärung177enTable of contentsHelp Eidesstattliche Erklärung

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