Presents the results of feeding trials in three villages in Gambia, viz, Keneba, Pirang & Nioro Jattaba, conducted to assess responses during the dry season to small inputs of a protein supplement in recently calved cows and in young suckling calves.
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
Presents and discusses a study on production and price on 2498 stallfed steers from the southern region and 2985 stallfed steers from the central region of Malawi which were on credit to smallholder farmers. Includes data on initial and final weight, total price and price/kg at beginning of feedi...
Nkhonjera, L.P.
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Agyemang, K.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[The performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi]
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The performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi
The experiments took place in the villages of Pirang (low trypanosomiasis risk), Keneba and Nioro Jattaba (low-to-medium trypanosomiasis risk). In Nioro Jattaba, cows milked once a day while in the other two villages cows milked twice a day. In Pirang and Keneba, 45 calves taken from each village...
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
Four experiments were carried out in which supplements of locally available proteinaceous by-products were given to young, mainly pre-weaned calves that ranged in initial weight from 30 to 90 kg. The experiments were part of a programme designed to establish practical and economical nutrition int...
Presents findings of a study carried out to see beef production by effective fattening system for the domestic market of Malawi with a consequent sparing of foreign exchange.
Nkhonjera, L.P.
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Agyemang, K.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[Performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi]
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Performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi
Groups of lactating N'Dama cows maintained under traditional husbandry conditions were given dry season supplements of locally available oil seed residues to establish nutritional recommendations for improving livestock productivity in the sub-humid zone of West Africa. In one experiment cows wer...
Little, D.A.
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Wassink, G.J.
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Agyemang, K.
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Leperre, P.
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Janneh, L.
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Badjie, B.
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[Feed supplementation of lactating N'Dama cows under village husbandry]
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Feed supplementation of lactating N'Dama cows under village husbandry
A total of 505 lactation records from 340 cows of the N'Dama breed were matched with health records recorded on the same animals over a period of 4 years. The objective of the analysis was to establish linkages between 3 criteria of trypanotolerance namely, frequency of infection, control of para...
Agyemang, K.
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[Linkages between criteria of trypanotolerance and livestock performance traits in N'Dama cattle in the Gambia. Abstract]
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Linkages between criteria of trypanotolerance and livestock performance traits in N'Dama cattle in the Gambia. Abstract
Discusses health and production aspects of village based N'Dama cattle in The Gambia. Presents data on the monthly distribution of calving, average monthly weight and performance characteristics of N'Dama cows fed supplementary groundnut meal.
Dwinger, R.H.
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Agyemang, K.
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Little, D.A.
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Leperre, P.
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Jeannin, P.
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Bah, M.L.
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Grieve, A.S.
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[Health and production aspects of village based N'Dama cattle in The Gambia]
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Health and production aspects of village based N'Dama cattle in The Gambia
This paper summarises the productivities of N'Dama cattle in traditional production systems inthe Gambia and describes the responses in productivity achieved when nutritional interventions were applied. The studies were carried out at six sites where herd management patterns are similar. Cattle a...
Agyemang, K.
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Little, D.A.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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[Salvaging the image of the N'Dama breed: productivity evidence from village production systems in The Gambia]
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Salvaging the image of the N'Dama breed: productivity evidence from village production systems in The Gambia