From its establishment in 1974, the International Livestock Center for Africa (ILCA) has followed a systems approach. Research planning and implementation incorporates description of systems, diagnosis of constraints, development and evaluation of interventions, and transfer of appropriate techno...
Rey, B.
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Fitzhugh, H.K.
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[Systems approach to livestock development oriented research: ILCA's experience]
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Systems approach to livestock development oriented research: ILCA's experience
Annual estimates of production traits over a 22 year period (1965-1987) for Black Head Persian sheep (BHP) from Malya and West Kilimanjaro research centers in Tanzania were utilized to analyse variation of flock productivity over time. Principal component analysis was used to anlyse the variation...
Rey, B.
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Das, S.M.
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[A systems analysis of inter-annual changes in the pattern of sheep flock productivity in Tanzanian livestock research centres]
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A systems analysis of inter-annual changes in the pattern of sheep flock productivity in Tanzanian livestock research centres
The potential supply of nutrients from excreta voided by livestock and what is potentially available for transfer to cropland are examined within a West African context. Nutrient output from cattle is derived from a simulation model that predicts nutrient intake in relation to animal performance ...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Reynolds, L.
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Rey, B.
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[Nutrient transfers from livestock in West African agricultural systems]
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Nutrient transfers from livestock in West African agricultural systems