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This paper presents and discusses the results of the IAR/ILRI (Institute of Agricultural Research/International Livestock Research Institute) Dairy-Draft Project study which was carried out to examine the performance of F1, Boran X Friesian crossbred cows both in terms of traction and milk, to ex...


Gebre-Wold, A.Mesgina, A.Shapiro, Barry I.[Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands]Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands

The aim of this consultation is to explore the practicality of extending technologies that enable the use of dairy cows for multiple purposes, to help develop a regional project to transfer these technologies to relevant countries in east and Central Africa. The focus of the consultation is on ne...


Zerbini, E.Shapiro, Barry I.Chirgwin, J.C.[Technology transfer. Multi-purpose cows for milk, meat and traction in smallholder farming systems. Proceedings of a consultation]Technology transfer. Multi-purpose cows for milk, meat and traction in smallholder farming systems. Proceedings of a consultation

This presentation deals with the prospects for technology transfer and specifically with the anthropological and cultural considerations related to this work. The anthropological work was done by Dr. Alula Pankhurst, Addis Ababa University. Some farmers are more innovative than others. Some farme...


Shapiro, Barry I.[Social and cultural attitudes towards adoption of cow traction]Social and cultural attitudes towards adoption of cow traction

Production performance of cows is an important factor which determines whether cows are adopted for draft power. Working cows could perform at higher levels of efficiency than oxen, but only if nutrient inputs are adequate to meet their greater requirements, and milk production and reproduction a...


Zerbini, E.Gebre-Wold, A.Shapiro, Barry I.[Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands]Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands

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