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
Objectives of this study were to compare costs and expected benefits of feed supplementation in cattle with alternative shrub legumes during the dry season using as a case study the hillsides of Central Nicaragua. The information used was gathered in a survey of 32 farms in the states of Boaco a...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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[Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua]
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Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua
Milk Production and milk constituents were studied in 95 ewes of two purebred groups, Ossimi(O) and Saidi (S), and two F1crosses with Chios(C) (CO and CS) from September 1991 to April 1993 at the Experimental Animal Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Egypt. Breed of ewe had an effect (p
Hassan, H.A.
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[Effects of crossing and environmental factors on production and some constituents of milk Ossimi and Saidi sheep and their crosses with Chios]
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Effects of crossing and environmental factors on production and some constituents of milk Ossimi and Saidi sheep and their crosses with Chios
Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products in developing countries are projected for the next 25 years. These represent exciting market opportunities for smallholders, such as those in Kenya, which has over 85% of the dairy cattle population in eastern Africa. Currently Kenya’s per ca...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Muriuki, H.G.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Owango, M.O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Dairy development in Kenya: the past, the present and the future]
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Dairy development in Kenya: the past, the present and the future
Thornton, Philip K.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Sheikh, D.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Dijkman, J.T.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa]
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Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa
Castelán, O.
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Fawcett, R.H.
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Arriaga, C.
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Rodríguez, M.A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Degradabilidad de forrajes utilizados por campesinos lecheros del Valle de Toluca mediante la tecnica de producción de gas]
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Degradabilidad de forrajes utilizados por campesinos lecheros del Valle de Toluca mediante la tecnica de producción de gas
Livestock and crop-livestock systems are usually more complex than single cropping systems and are thus more difficult to "improve". The International Livestock Centre for Africa outlines experiences with systems research in projects in Nigeria and in the Ethiopian highlands.
This study was conducted to identify the 6 major criteria that periurban dairy producers of the subhumid zone of Burkina Faso use in upstream decisions on breed composition of their herds through the repertory grid method. This study was carried out in a sample of 283 producers of Bobo-Dioulas...
Hamadou, S.
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Kamuanga, M.
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[Farmers' perceptions and assessment of cattle traits in periurban dairy systems of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)]
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Farmers' perceptions and assessment of cattle traits in periurban dairy systems of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
Studies milk production characteristics and productivity of N'dama cattle kept under village conditions as part of an epidemiological study designed to identify production constraints and to develop strategies to improve livestock productivity of farmers with small holdings. Milk and component yi...
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Bah, M.L.
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[Milk production characteristics and productivity of N'Dama cattle kept under village management in The Gambia]
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Milk production characteristics and productivity of N'Dama cattle kept under village management in The Gambia
Maize stover is the most abundant crop residue in the central Kenya highlands and it is often the sole forage offered to dairy cattle during the dry seasons. In recent years increasing offer rates of crop residues (excess feeding) to promote selective feeding by confined animals has been shown to...
Methu, J.N.
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Owen, E.
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Abate, A.L.
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Tannen, J.C.
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[Botanical and nutritional composition of maize stover, intakes and feed selection by dairy cattle]
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Botanical and nutritional composition of maize stover, intakes and feed selection by dairy cattle