Abstract
A study was carried out using a simple statistical analysis to evaluate the kinds and role of livestock in Mwea agro ecosystem, central Kenya. Study area covered two villages (Ciagini and Mbui-Njeru) in the irrigated rice growing area and another two (Kagio and Murinduko) outside the irrigated area but within the same agro ecological zone. Indigenous cattle, goat, sheep and chicken were the main domestic animal species kept. Land acreage per household differed (P Keywords : Mwea agroecosystem, livestock, production Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa Vol. 54(2) 2006: 110-117
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