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Presents various papers prepared by the trypanotolerance and breed productivity team of ILCA, related to studies on trypanotolerant livestock, productivity of dif. breed types and herd level mathematical modelling.

Field handbook dealing w. cooperative programme carried out by the Kenya Ministry of Agriculture and ILCA, with particular reference to Strengthening the Beef Records of the govt's Livestock Recording Centre; Outlines on beef recording Scheme, data, collection & analysis, data preparation and com...

Proposals for monitoring the disbursements and implementation of the Kenya Livestock Development Project, phase II, and evaluation of present data collecting systems w. respect to main project components.

Summarizes research findings in analysis of the existing systems, i.e. in production monitoring, veterinary survey, ecological monitoring, household economics, socio-economics & aerial surveys, and also in testing of innovations conducted by ILCA's Subhumid Programme in Nigeria and outlines the w...

Presents results of a study conducted to quantify the productivity of Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium planted in alternate raws 4 m apart and the effects of using foliage from the trees as green manure on soil fertility, and crop production and as feed for sheep and goat production. A...

Describes the monitoring Programme carried out by ILCA covering phase II of the Kenya Livestock Development Project, and the six components included. Also describes a two-tiered monitoring system consisting of intensive studies of carefully selected samples and an extensive data collection networ...

Report showing 2 years of ILCA's activities in the humid zones of West Africa; stresses on the productivity of sheep & goats and trypanotolerant cattle production in the area; discusses the establishment of the first alley farming to alleviate nutritional stress of animals, and the first workshop...

Presents a study of traditional livestock systems of the Niger delta and the Sahel. Identifies constraints to production in traditional systems and constraints to adequate analysis and quantitative identification to problems. Outlines research requirements and gives indications of development pos...