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
Reports an experiment conducted by ILCA's Nutrition programme to supplement poor quality grass or crop residues that form the basis of many ruminant diets in Africa. Emphasizes the efficient utilization of readily available resources for optimal animal production, in which the influence of noug c...
Little, D.A.
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Anderson, F.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[A note on the effect of supplementation with noug cake (Guizotia abyssinica) on the milk production of crossbred cows]
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A note on the effect of supplementation with noug cake (Guizotia abyssinica) on the milk production of crossbred cows
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
Little, D.A.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Sonko, E.
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Saho, E.
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[Strategic wet season supplementation of traditionally managed N'Dama cows using sesame cake produced in Gambian villages]
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Strategic wet season supplementation of traditionally managed N'Dama cows using sesame cake produced in Gambian villages