Micro-livestock training in Nigeria

Teaching Nigerians to raise snails and grasscutters.

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Wow – I went to go see what a grass cutter was and was momentarily shocked because the photos looked like nutria. Glad to see they are not (they are native African Thryonomys spp.)!

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Published on August 27, 2026