Demand for meat and milk will more than double in Asia by 2010, as will the consumption of feed grain by livestock. This is the Livestock Revolution. Because most of the meat, milk and feed to supply this demand will be produced by Asian farmers, the Livestock Revolution can enable smallholders-l...
Population pressures will expand and intensify African agriculture. By 2025, the sub-Saharan African population will exceed 1290 million, a 260 percent increase in the next three decades, and 54 percent of Africans will be living in urban environments largely dependent on others for food producti...
Livestock play a vital role in economic Development-particularly as socities, evolve from subsistence agriculture into cash-based economies. On a global basis, animal products - meat, milk, eggs and fiber - constitute about 40 percent of the total value of agriculture output. This proportional co...
A study conducted to evaluate the quality of some important forage resources consumed by dual-purpose goats in western Kenya - through laboratory techniques - chemical and in vitro digestion. Includes grasses, browse plants (trees, shrubs & leguminous trees) and dual-purpose (food/forage) crops.
Sidahmed, A.E.
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Reed, J.D.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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Otieno, K.
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Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Chemical composition and digestibility values for some important forage resources consumed by dual-purpose goats in western Kenya]
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Chemical composition and digestibility values for some important forage resources consumed by dual-purpose goats in western Kenya
On a global basis, livestock products - meat, milk, eggs and fibre - account for 40 percent of the value of total marketed agricultural product. Animal products provide essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals to help ensure nutritionally balanced diets. In developing countries, livestock tra...
Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries]
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Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries