IMPROVING GOAT PRODUCTIVITY IN THE OUTSKI RTS OF NDJAMENA (CHAD) - CHOICE OF IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOLLOWING AN ECOPATHOLOGICAL SURVEY

A goat herd follow-up and an ecopathological survey on respiratory dis eases were undertaken in Chad. Late puberty and high mortality were hi ghlighted by the follow-up. Diseases were frequent and depended on the season. Few risk factors of respiratory diseases were shown by the ec opathological survey. Mortality was connected with 3 parasitic and inf ectious factors. Decreasing the age at puberty and the mortality rate are priorities. Measures to achieve these aims are well known. They mu st be set up within a development program, in interaction with researc h, for a good use by the goat farmer.