Data on approximately 4,000 head of N'Dama cattle kept in 60 herds under traditional management systems in The Gambia were analysed to estimate annual herd offtake rates during a 5 year period (1986-1990). Farm-gate sale prices and weight at sale of 428 cattle were analysed by least-squares ANOVA...
Agyemang, K.
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Clifford, D.J.
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Barrow, A.
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Corr, N.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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[Analyses of herd offtake and marketing of live and dressed trypanotolerant cattle: A case study from the Gambia]
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Analyses of herd offtake and marketing of live and dressed trypanotolerant cattle: A case study from the Gambia
Six herds of N'Dama cattle exposed to low to medium tsetse challenge in areas surrounding the village of Keneba in the Kiang West District of The Gambia, were monitored. The degree of anaemia, as measured by PCV in 2- to 5-year-old female N'Dama cattle during the first month of detectable trypano...
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Touray, B.N.
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Jeannin, P.
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Fofana, D.
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Grieve, A.S.
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[Effects of nutrition on degree of anaemia and liveweight changes in N'Dama cattle infected with trypanosomes]
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Effects of nutrition on degree of anaemia and liveweight changes in N'Dama cattle infected with trypanosomes
Investigates the time of appearance and the persistence of antibodies in N'Dama cattle bitten by infected tsetse flies under controlled conditions, the serology of village animals exposed to natural trypanosomiasis risk and the time of appearance and duration of anti-trypanosomal antibodies throu...
Dwinger, R.H.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Jeannin, P.
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Agyemang, K.
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Faye, J.
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[Anti-trypanosomal antibodies in sequentially collected sera of N'Dama cattle under natural trypanosomiasis risk in The Gambia]
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Anti-trypanosomal antibodies in sequentially collected sera of N'Dama cattle under natural trypanosomiasis risk in The Gambia
Reports a study of the interaction between trypanosome infections and physiological status on health and productivity in N'Dama cattle managed under traditional husbandry practices in The Gambia. Discusses production environments and herd management, parasite kinetics, erythropoietic response and...
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Little, D.A.
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Leperre, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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[Interaction between physiological status in N'Dama cows and trypanosome infections and its effect on health and productivity of cattle]
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Interaction between physiological status in N'Dama cows and trypanosome infections and its effect on health and productivity of cattle
Examines the productivity characteristics of village N'Dama cattle exposed to different levels of trypanosomiasis challenge in The Gambia over a 3-year period. 60 lactating cows in which Trypanosoma congolense and T. vivax had been detected on blood examination were compared with 50 cows which ha...
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Leperre, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Bah, M.L.
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Little, D.A.
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[Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia]
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Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
Over the last two to three decades, West Africa has witnessed considerable changes in land use. Unprecedented increases in human population combined with changes in climatic patterns have reduced per capita arable land traditionally available for agricultural production. In the livestock sub-sect...
Agyemang, K.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Trends in genetic composition of livestock with respect to trypanotolerance and desirable economic traits with special emphasis on mixed farming systems in West and Central Africa]
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Trends in genetic composition of livestock with respect to trypanotolerance and desirable economic traits with special emphasis on mixed farming systems in West and Central Africa
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