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
The effects of trypanosome and helminth infections on health and production parameters in 2000 village N'Dama cattle were assessed periodically. Blood examination showed Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax to be prevalent, while strongylid-type eggs were those most frequently encountered...
Dwinger, R.H.
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Agyemang, K.
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Kaufmann, J.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Bah, M.L.
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[Effects of trypanosome and helminth infections on health and production parameters of village N'Dama cattle in The Gambia]
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Effects of trypanosome and helminth infections on health and production parameters of village N'Dama cattle in The Gambia