Livestock production in central Mali: smallholder sheep fattening, the "Mouton de Case"

Describes & analyses the "Mouton de Case" small scale sheep fattening system of Central Mali, with particular reference to ownership of sheep & extent of practice in the agro-pastoral & rainfed farming subsystems, relation between ownership of other livestock and keeping of "Mouton de Case"; management practices, feeding systems & feeds; costs & benefits, motivation & constraints, and offtake & price/weight/age relationships.