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A cross-sectional study to determine individual animal prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) was conducted on 1171 dairy cattle in 12 randomly selected dairy farms in Ethiopia between January 1999 and May 2001 using comparative intradermal tuberculin (CIT) test and bacteriologic study through m...


Ameni, G.Bonnet, P.Tibbo, Markos[A cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in selected dairy farms in Ethiopia]A cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in selected dairy farms in Ethiopia

A stratified random sample, cross-sectional survey of 1755 households in the Kenya highlands was conducted between June 1996 and April 1998 to evaluate the rationale underlying smallholders’ breeding decisions. Additional data were collected in a follow-up survey of 50 households sub-sampled from...


Bebe, B.O.Udo, H.M.J.Rowlands, G.J.Thorpe, W.R.[Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: breed preferences and breeding practices]Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: breed preferences and breeding practices

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.Kamuanga, M.[Farmers' perceptions and assessment of cattle traits in periurban dairy systems of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)]Farmers' perceptions and assessment of cattle traits in periurban dairy systems of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

Decision-making approaches, the factors affecting them, the role of the decision-making units and the actors involved in farming decisions were studied in 91 Costa Rican farmers using a classification procedure. Farmers were asked to classify 18 farming decisions (systematically selected from a p...


Solano, C.León, H.Pérez, E.Herrero, Mario T.[Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican dairy farmers]Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican dairy farmers

In an attempt to dynamize national livestock production, the Colombian public and private sectors have joined efforts in research and technology transfer at the level of farm enterprises. Research activities involve the characterization of the principal livestock production systems in 22 micro-re...


Torres, O.D.Herrera, J.P.Zalzuk, J.S.Holmann, Federico J.[Analisis de alternativas tecnologicas de los sistemas de produccion agropecuarios en el valle del Cesar, Colombia. (Analysis of technological alternatives for agricultural production systems in the Cesar valley, Colombia)]Analisis de alternativas tecnologicas de los sistemas de produccion agropecuarios en el valle del Cesar, Colombia. (Analysis of technological alternatives for agricultural production systems in the Cesar valley, Colombia)
Kassa, T.Tegegne, Azage[Major reproductive problems of zebu and Friesian x Zebu crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms]Major reproductive problems of zebu and Friesian x Zebu crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms

The use of imported semen within the Holstein-Friesian cattle population in Kenya has contributed to increased milk production per cow, however, information on how this has impacted on functional traits, particularly early life survival and reproductive performance is scarce. This study evaluated...


Menjo, D.K.Bebe, B.O.Okeyo Mwai, AllyOjango, Julie M.K.[Analysis of early survival of Holstein-Friesian heifers of diverse sire origins on commercial dairy farms in Kenya]Analysis of early survival of Holstein-Friesian heifers of diverse sire origins on commercial dairy farms in Kenya

Have recent reforms improved market functioning in African economies? This article examines how the raw milk market in western and central Kenya has developed after the dairy sector liberalisation in 1992 by using panel data of 862 rural households. From the late 1990s to 2004, the proportion...


Kijima, Y.Yamano, T.Baltenweck, Isabelle[Emerging markets in the post-liberalisation period: evidence from the raw milk market in rural Kenya]Emerging markets in the post-liberalisation period: evidence from the raw milk market in rural Kenya

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