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Semi-scavenging
Additional supplementation by way of green fodder, locally grown grains, concentrate etc. provided to scavenging livestock.
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
Also known as goat plague, PPR is caused by a virus closely related to the rinderpest virus, canine distemper virus, and the human measles virus. Morbidity up to 100 % and mortality rates between 20 and 90 % are common, except in endemic areas or when mild disease occurs.
Open Fleece
Open fleece in wool refers to fewer fibres per square inch, and is the opposite of dense fleece.
OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health)
The World Organisation for Animal Health is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide and was created by an international agreement as the International Office of Epizootics (still known by its French acronym Office International des Epizooties - OIE) on 25 January 1924.
Non-recovered skins
The skins of dead animals which are not flayed, or lost on account of putrefaction as a result of a delay in flaying
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