Although conceptually simple and often idealized, disentangling crop–livestock interactions typically proves more complex in practice. Part of the complexity arises from their changing nature along agricultural intensification gradients. Such interactions increase in scope when extensive systems ...
Erenstein, Olaf
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Crop-livestock interactions along agro-ecological gradients: a meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India]
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Crop-livestock interactions along agro-ecological gradients: a meso-level analysis in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India
Results of a cost-benefit analysis of cattle production and of chemoprophylaxis for control of trypanosomiasis in village East African zebu cattle in Kenya.
Itty, P.
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Chema, S.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Leak, S.G.A.
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Maehl, J.H.H.
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Maloo, S.H.
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Mukendi, F.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Rarieya, J.M.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Economic aspects of cattle production and of chemoprophylaxis for control of trypanosomiasis in village East African Zebu Cattle in Kenya]
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Economic aspects of cattle production and of chemoprophylaxis for control of trypanosomiasis in village East African Zebu Cattle in Kenya
Discusses the genetic aspects of criteria of trypanotolerance including parasitaemia, anaemia control and immune response. Includes data on heritability estimates for daily liveweight change, for PCV under low & high trypanosome prevalence, and for number of treatments required in four periods af...
Smallholder dairy production based on zero-grazed Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum CV Bana) fed to crossbred Bos taurus X Bos indicus cows has been introduced to tropical sub-humid East Africa. Leucaena leucocephala forage offers a cheap convenient source of supplementry protein. Thirty-six Ayr...
Muinga, R.W.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Topps, J.H.
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Mureithi, J.G.
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[Responses to a Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass) basal diet harvested at two different heights and fed with three levels of Leucaena forage to crossbred dairy cows in the subhumid tropics]
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Responses to a Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass) basal diet harvested at two different heights and fed with three levels of Leucaena forage to crossbred dairy cows in the subhumid tropics
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Omore, Amos O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Dairy production systems in the tropics: A review]
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Dairy production systems in the tropics: A review
Summarises past and present experiences with livestock performance testing in sub-Saharan Africa and outlines the role of networks in improving on-farm testing through the use of standardised testing methods and rapid data handling and feedback. Includes data on the distribution of cattle and she...
Peters, Kurt J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa
Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Daniel, S.L.A.
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Ganguly, B.K.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Milk procurement, markets and consumption patterns in Sri Lanka: Application of a dairy conceptual research framework]
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Milk procurement, markets and consumption patterns in Sri Lanka: Application of a dairy conceptual research framework
The purpose of this report is first to provide evidence of the role of livestock in rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Further, the report aims to identify opportunities for investments that build on that evidence and hold promise for improving and sustaining the livelihoods ...
Staal, Steven J.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Nzuma, J.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Targeting strategic investment in livestock development as a vehicle for rural livelihoods]
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Targeting strategic investment in livestock development as a vehicle for rural livelihoods
Traditional studies of agricultural technology adoption have long been constrained by a limited ability to include spatially-differentiated data. Typically, crude proxies or location dummy variables are used to approximate spatial effects. GIS tools, however, now allow spatially explicit data t...
Staal, Steven J.
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Wolff, T. de
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Romney, D.L.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Njoroge, L.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Wokabi, A.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Combined household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms]
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Combined household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms