Nineteen dairy cows were used over a 7-month period to evaluate the effect of allocating different levels of concentrate during early lactation. The animals were fed on grass hay basal diet and supplemented with either 2 Kg (LLC), 4 Kg (MLC) or 8 Kg (HLC) per day. Milk yields were measured daily,...
Biwott, K.J.
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Kaitho, R.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effects of levels of concentrate supplementation on milk production and body weights of lactating dairy cows]
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Effects of levels of concentrate supplementation on milk production and body weights of lactating dairy cows
Staal, Steven J.
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Chege, L.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Kimari, A.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Njubi, D.
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Owango, M.O.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Wambugu, M.
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[Characterisation of dairy systems supplying the Nairobi milk market: a pilot survey in Kiambu District for the identification of target groups of producers]
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Characterisation of dairy systems supplying the Nairobi milk market: a pilot survey in Kiambu District for the identification of target groups of producers
Three hundred mixed, smallholder farms in Kariti location, Kandara Division, Maragua District, Central Kenya, were surveyed. Dairy cattle management practices, including type of animal enclosure, roofing, floor type, drainage, use of bedding, feeding of concentrates; and manure management pract...
Lekasi, J.K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kimani, S.K.
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Harris, P.J.C.
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[Cattle manure quality in Maragua District, central Kenya: Effect of management practices and development of simple methods of assessment]
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Cattle manure quality in Maragua District, central Kenya: Effect of management practices and development of simple methods of assessment
Exmines the nutritive value of fruits from Acacia tortilis, A. albida, A. nilotica and A. sieberiana. Compares the fruits of these four species with the meal produced by industrial extraction of oil from noug (Guizotia abyssinica). Also compares these feeds as sources of protein when offered in c...
Tanner, J.C.
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Reed, J.D.
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Owen, E.
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[The nutritive value of fruits (pods with seeds) from four acacia spcompared with extracted noug (Guizotia abyssinica) meal as supplements to maize stover for Ethiopian highland sheep]
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The nutritive value of fruits (pods with seeds) from four acacia spcompared with extracted noug (Guizotia abyssinica) meal as supplements to maize stover for Ethiopian highland sheep
As human populations continue to grow, the intensification of agricultural production is occurring in order to maintain food consumption and rural income levels in developing countries. The demand for livestock products is generally income-elastic, so that, with increases in real incomes in most ...
Staal, Steven J.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Livestock-environment interactions under intensifying production]
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Livestock-environment interactions under intensifying production
Jenderek, M.M.
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Ambruzs, B.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Holman, G.
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Ledbetter, C.
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Postman, J.
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Ellis, D.
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Leslie, C.
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[Extending the dormant bud cryopreservation method to new tree species.]
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Extending the dormant bud cryopreservation method to new tree species.
Developing countries continue to face the challenge of increasing poverty and depleting asset base of their predominantly rural populations. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone, over 70% of the population now live below the poverty line, and in South Asia the number of poor people exceeds 500 milli...
Kebreab, E.
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Smith, T.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Review of undernutrition in smallholder ruminant production systems in the tropics]
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Review of undernutrition in smallholder ruminant production systems in the tropics
Maize was planted at two, three or four seeds per hole with uniform spacing and either the smallest plant (S) or the second largest plant (L) was thinned from each hole after 8 and 14 weeks from the four seed plots and after 14 weeks for the three seed plots. Two plants per hole were left to matu...
Methu, J.N.
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Owen, E.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Abate, A.L.
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[The effect of increasing planting density and thinning on forage and grain yield of maize in Kenyan smallholdings]
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The effect of increasing planting density and thinning on forage and grain yield of maize in Kenyan smallholdings
Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Staal, Steven J.
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Owango, M.O.
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Muriuki, H.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Gichungu, G.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Njubi, D.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in the greater Nairobi Milk-Shed]
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Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in the greater Nairobi Milk-Shed
Presents and discusses ILCA's research approach on the development of sustainable feeding systems for increasing small ruminant production on smallholder farms. Examines in detail the three levels of interrelated research activities, viz, strategic research, commodity research and on-farm develop...
Reed, J.D.
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Tanner, J.C.
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Gebru, G.
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Akalework, N.
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[The nutritive value and use of feeds for fattening small ruminants in African highlands: A perspective of ILCA's research]
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The nutritive value and use of feeds for fattening small ruminants in African highlands: A perspective of ILCA's research