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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Chirgwin, J.C.
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[Technology transfer. Multi-purpose cows for milk, meat and traction in smallholder farming systems. Proceedings of a consultation]
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Technology transfer. Multi-purpose cows for milk, meat and traction in smallholder farming systems. Proceedings of a consultation
Post-partum reproductive function of 50 F1 crossbred (Boran X Friesian) cows under smallholder farms around Holetta were monitored using plasma progesterone concentrations and profiles to examine Ovarian activity of cows and accuracy of estrus detection. Experimental cows were observed for signs ...
Dawo, F.
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Zerbini, E.
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[Post-partum reproductive function of F1 crossbred cows under smallholder management conditions in central highland of Ethiopia]
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Post-partum reproductive function of F1 crossbred cows under smallholder management conditions in central highland of Ethiopia
The principal objective of the workshop was to develop a funding proposal to implement transfer of the IAR/ILRI multi-purpose crossbred cows technologies to eastern African smallholders. The workshop proposed a formal means of co-ordinating and linkage and transfer mechanisms needed to ensure the...
Based on the promising results obtained from on-station, the cow traction study was further taken to on-farm for verification under the Ethiopian smallholder farmers management conditions. The study was undertaken in Holetta area between 1992 and 1996 by involving 14 farmers. Mean dairy milk yiel...
Alemayehu, M.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Zerbini, E.
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Larsen, C.
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[Dairy-draft on-farm performance of crossbred cows in Holetta area]
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Dairy-draft on-farm performance of crossbred cows in Holetta area
Draught animals are the main integrative links between crop and livestock production systems in the highlands of Ethiopia. The highlands comprise only 40% of the country's total land area but carry 79% of livestock heads and 80% of the human population results in higher pressure on the arable lan...
Alemayehu, M.
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Zerbini, E.
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Yami, A.
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[Draught work efficiency of F1 crossbred dairy cows and the Ethiopian highland Zebu oxen under smallholder farming context]
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Draught work efficiency of F1 crossbred dairy cows and the Ethiopian highland Zebu oxen under smallholder farming context