Reports on a study conducted to compare the digestive capability of sheep, goats, cattle and camels for a given forage species. Shows how the rumen digestive power would be different between the green and dry seasons by using the nylon bug technique.
There are conflicting Reports in the literature about the benefits of defaunation, the removal of ciliate protozoa from the rumen, in ruminant production. Ciliate protozoa are not essential for proper functioning of the rumen nor for the life of the host and that their contribution to microbial p...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep]
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Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep
González Estrada, E.
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Fawcett, R.H.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Ecoregional modelling of sheep farming in Latin America: Proposed methodology for integrated communal resource management]
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Ecoregional modelling of sheep farming in Latin America: Proposed methodology for integrated communal resource management
A greenhouse experiment was carried out at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), at Sadord (13°15' N, 2°18'E), Niger, in conjunction with a feeding trial. Eight types of compost were made with millet stover (refusals and faeces with or without urine from s...
Sangare, M.
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Bationo, B. André
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Effect of diet supplementation on the quality of composts made from faeces, urine and feed refusals]
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Effect of diet supplementation on the quality of composts made from faeces, urine and feed refusals
Studies trypanosome infections and other anaemia producing pathogens in cattle and sheep maintained in village herds and flocks at network sites of Boundiali and tengrela in northern Ivory Coast
Coulibaly, L.
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Diarrassouba, I.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Itty, P.
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Maehl, H.M.
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Mahamat, B.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Paling, R.W.
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Rarieya, J.M.
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Schuetterle, A.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Effect of endemic diseases including trypanosomiasis on the blood packed cell volume of livestock in northern Ivory Coast]
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Effect of endemic diseases including trypanosomiasis on the blood packed cell volume of livestock in northern Ivory Coast
There is a large and diverse range of sheep and goat breeds in the world and some of these, particularly the indigenous tropical breeds, appear to have some unique genetic ability to resist or tolerate diseases. This paper reviews the information available on between-breed genetic variation for r...
Baker, R.L.
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[Characterisation and utilisation of sheep and goat breeds that are resistant to helminths]
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Characterisation and utilisation of sheep and goat breeds that are resistant to helminths
Small ruminants play an important, but often underestimated, role in the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers in Kenya. Besides being an important source of protein and immediate cash, they also have a variety socio-cultural values. Their importance in mixed crop-livestock systems in Kenya is exp...
Odoi, A.
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Gathuma, J.M.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Gitau, T.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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Murage, E.
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[Constraints to sheep and goat production in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya's central highlands]
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Constraints to sheep and goat production in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya's central highlands
The research was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute's (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station situated in the central highlands of Ethiopia at 38° 58' E. 80 44' N. The multipurpose tree (MPTs) leaves and L. purpureus were harvested and dried in a shade at the research station....
Melaku, S.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Effects of supplementation with L. purpureus, graded levels of L. pallida 14203 or S. sesban 1198 on feed intake and live weight gain of Menz sheep]
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Effects of supplementation with L. purpureus, graded levels of L. pallida 14203 or S. sesban 1198 on feed intake and live weight gain of Menz sheep
An experiment was conducted during the dry season in 1998 to determine the influence of supplementation with groundnut cake (GC) (0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5 g kg-1 LW) and phosphorus (P) (0 and 3 g day-1 animal) on diet and millet stover intake and digestibility, sheep growth rate and nutrient excretion. ...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Effect of supplementation with groundnut cake and phosphorus on utilisation of millet stover by sheep and excretion of nutrients]
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Effect of supplementation with groundnut cake and phosphorus on utilisation of millet stover by sheep and excretion of nutrients
Red Maasai [Masai] and Dorper sheep were evaluated for their resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites (predominantly Haemonchus contortus), productivity and efficiency in experiments undertaken at the Kenyan coast (humid environment) and the Kenya highlands (semiarid environment). It was...
Baker, R.L.
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Mugambi, J.M.M.
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Audho, James O.
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Carles, A.B.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Comparison of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep for resistance to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites: Productivity and efficiency in a humid and a semi-arid environment in Kenya]
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Comparison of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep for resistance to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites: Productivity and efficiency in a humid and a semi-arid environment in Kenya