The effects of trypanosome and helminth infections on health and production parameters in 2000 village N'Dama cattle were assessed periodically. Blood examination showed Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax to be prevalent, while strongylid-type eggs were those most frequently encountered...
Dwinger, R.H.
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Agyemang, K.
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Kaufmann, J.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Bah, M.L.
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[Effects of trypanosome and helminth infections on health and production parameters of village N'Dama cattle in The Gambia]
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Effects of trypanosome and helminth infections on health and production parameters of village N'Dama cattle in The Gambia
Current cereal breeding programmes at commodity-oriented research centres emphasize grain yields with little consideration for fodder yield and quality. In farming systems with livestock, the use of varieties with high-grain yields but low stover yields may be rejected by farmers. This study inve...
Agyemang, K.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Murty, D.S.
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[Evaluating variation in feed attributes of elite grain sorghum cultivars]
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Evaluating variation in feed attributes of elite grain sorghum cultivars
Groups of lactating N'Dama cows maintained under traditional husbandry conditions were given dry season supplements of locally available oil seed residues to establish nutritional recommendations for improving livestock productivity in the sub-humid zone of West Africa. In one experiment cows wer...
Little, D.A.
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Wassink, G.J.
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Agyemang, K.
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Leperre, P.
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Janneh, L.
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Badjie, B.
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[Feed supplementation of lactating N'Dama cows under village husbandry]
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Feed supplementation of lactating N'Dama cows under village husbandry
Ellis-Jones, J.
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Okali, C.
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Agyemang, K.
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[Africa RISING West Africa Project External Mid-Term Review Report]
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Africa RISING West Africa Project External Mid-Term Review Report
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Little, D.A.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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[Village N'Dama cattle production in West Africa: Six years of research in The Gambia]
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Village N'Dama cattle production in West Africa: Six years of research in The Gambia
This document is based on the deliberations and outputs of two ILCA in-house workshops held in 1992, and of numerous individual contributions by ILCA scientists. This work has similarities with the ILCA project on smallholder market-oriented dairying. Factors influencing development of market-ori...
Rey, B.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Mullins, G.
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Agyemang, K.
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[Improvement of dairy production to satisfy the growing consumer demand in sub-Saharan Africa. A conceptual framework for research]
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Improvement of dairy production to satisfy the growing consumer demand in sub-Saharan Africa. A conceptual framework for research
Over the last two to three decades, West Africa has witnessed considerable changes in land use. Unprecedented increases in human population combined with changes in climatic patterns have reduced per capita arable land traditionally available for agricultural production. In the livestock sub-sect...
Agyemang, K.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Trends in genetic composition of livestock with respect to trypanotolerance and desirable economic traits with special emphasis on mixed farming systems in West and Central Africa]
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Trends in genetic composition of livestock with respect to trypanotolerance and desirable economic traits with special emphasis on mixed farming systems in West and Central Africa
A total of 505 lactation records from 340 cows of the N'Dama breed were matched with health records recorded on the same animals over a period of 4 years. The objective of the analysis was to establish linkages between 3 criteria of trypanotolerance namely, frequency of infection, control of para...
Agyemang, K.
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[Linkages between criteria of trypanotolerance and livestock performance traits in N'Dama cattle in the Gambia. Abstract]
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Linkages between criteria of trypanotolerance and livestock performance traits in N'Dama cattle in the Gambia. Abstract
Abdu, M.B.
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Echoche, O.W.
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Agyemang, K.
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[Milk production responses of Bunaji and Bunaji-Friesian does to different levels of concentrate feeding]
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Milk production responses of Bunaji and Bunaji-Friesian does to different levels of concentrate feeding
Discusses pre-weaning mortality in kids, ages at death and causes of death in the traditionally managed African small ruminant farms. Presents data on pre-weaning death rates of lambs for different variables (system, sex, birth type, birth season, parity & flock) at six sites (Sudan, Mali, Kenya,...
Wilson, R.T.
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Traoré, A.
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Peacock, C.P.
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Mack, S.D.
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Agyemang, K.
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[Pre-weaning kid and lamb losses in traditional African management systems]
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Pre-weaning kid and lamb losses in traditional African management systems