Past attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the dev...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Greiling, J.
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Gopalan, H.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mares, V.
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McDermott, John J.
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Odiit, M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa]
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Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa
Cereal-legume intercrops are quite common in sub-Saharan Africa. However, most of the research in this area has concentrated on grain legumes or pasture grass-legume mixtures. More recently, attention has been called to the integration of forage legumes with livestock production. While it is know...
Nnadi, L.A.
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Haque, I.
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[Performance of forage legume-maize intercrops on an upland soil of Ethiopian highlands]
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Performance of forage legume-maize intercrops on an upland soil of Ethiopian highlands
A study was initiated on selected populations of Trifolium tembense collected from the Ethiopian highlands. The species was an annual autogamous clover which is native to the African highlands. In the study, both plant and soil variables were utilized for investigating possible LbP (local breedin...
Akundabweni, L.S.
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Lazier, J.R.
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Lemme, G.
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[Morphological and soil measurements for determining ecotypic variation in Trifolium tembense germplasm in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Morphological and soil measurements for determining ecotypic variation in Trifolium tembense germplasm in the Ethiopian highlands
Presents results of a study conducted to assess the extent to which incubation time, temperature or failure to separate plasma soon after collection influence the plasma progesterone concentration in Ethiopian indigenous sheep.
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Bekele, T.
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Kasali, O.B.
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[The effect of handling methods on subsequent plasma progesterone levels in sheep]
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The effect of handling methods on subsequent plasma progesterone levels in sheep
Data augmentation is a powerful technique for estimating models with latent or missing data, but applications in agricultural economics have thus far been few. This paper showcases the technique in an application to data on milk market participation in the Ethiopian highlands. There, a key impedi...
Holloway, G.J.
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Dorfman, J.H
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Tobit estimation with unknown point of censoring with an application to milk-market participation in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Tobit estimation with unknown point of censoring with an application to milk-market participation in the Ethiopian highlands
The trace element status of crossbred Friesian X Zebu (Boran) and local Zebu cattle in the Selale highlands of Ethiopia was evaluated during the rainy and dry seasons of 1989 and 1990 interms of the trace element content of soils, feeds, blood plasma and faeces on 25 randomly selected farms. Live...
Khalili, M.
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Lindgren, E.
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Varvikko, T.
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[A survey of mineral status of soils, feeds and cattle in the Selale Ethiopian highlands. II. Trace elements]
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A survey of mineral status of soils, feeds and cattle in the Selale Ethiopian highlands. II. Trace elements
McIntire, John M.
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Gryseels, Guido
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[Crop-livestock interactions in sub-Saharan Africa and their implications for farming systems research]
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Crop-livestock interactions in sub-Saharan Africa and their implications for farming systems research
The genus Leucaena is one of the most important sources of multipurpose trees and shrubs for use in farming systems in the African tropics and subtropics. In previous studies, Kashsay and Tothill (1995) identified the superior performance of Leucaena pallida and L. diversifolia as highly producti...
Berhe, Kahsay
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Tothill, J.C.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Biomass production and psyllid resistance of Leucaena species grown as hedgerows on an upland Alfisol at Debre Zeit in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Biomass production and psyllid resistance of Leucaena species grown as hedgerows on an upland Alfisol at Debre Zeit in the Ethiopian highlands
A study conducted to evaluate transmission rates of fascioliasis, using parasite-free ewes and their lambs as tracer animals, under dif. watering practice and to assess the value of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in studying the epidemiology of the disease.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Akalework, N.
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[The influence of watering practices on the transmission of Fasciola among sheep in the Ethiopian highlands]
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The influence of watering practices on the transmission of Fasciola among sheep in the Ethiopian highlands
The effects of breed (Menz and Horro), season (wet and dry), and the breed by season interaction on production and response to naturally acquired gastro-intestinal (GI) nematode parasite infections (predominantly Longistrongylus elongata and Trichostrongylus spp. and a small proportion of Haemonc...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Tembely, S.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Sovani, S.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Effect of breed and season on production and response to infections with gastro-intestinal nematode parasites in sheep in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Effect of breed and season on production and response to infections with gastro-intestinal nematode parasites in sheep in the highlands of Ethiopia