Presents the results of feeding trials in three villages in Gambia, viz, Keneba, Pirang & Nioro Jattaba, conducted to assess responses during the dry season to small inputs of a protein supplement in recently calved cows and in young suckling calves.
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
As part of a research effort to develop technologies for smallholder dairy systems in peri-urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, ILRI and collaborating national institutions have been testing feeding strategies based on forage legumes. Lablab purpureum is an introduced forage which is gaining accept...
Agyemang, K.
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Hailu, Z.
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Makun-Lugard, H.J.
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[Effects of date of harvesting of Lablab forage on milk offtake, milk quality, and liveweight changes in Bunaji cows when fed as supplement]
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Effects of date of harvesting of Lablab forage on milk offtake, milk quality, and liveweight changes in Bunaji cows when fed as supplement
Peri-urban dairy producers in West Africa face major production constraints including inadequate and poor quality feeds. In view of the high cost of traditional supplementary feeds such as oilseed cakes, the production of forage, especially legumes, is increasingly being advocated. However, it ha...
Agyemang, K.
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Dogoo, D.L.
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Makun, H.J.
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[Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems]
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Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems
The experiments took place in the villages of Pirang (low trypanosomiasis risk), Keneba and Nioro Jattaba (low-to-medium trypanosomiasis risk). In Nioro Jattaba, cows milked once a day while in the other two villages cows milked twice a day. In Pirang and Keneba, 45 calves taken from each village...
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
Reviews the results of on-farm experiments conducted to study the effects of milking on calf viability and growth, on the reproductive performance of cows and on the overall productivity of Ndama herds in the village of Nioro Jattaba in the Kiang West District of The Gambia.
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[Studies on the effects of milking on calf growth and viability and on cow reproductive performance in traditionally managed N'Dama herds]
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Studies on the effects of milking on calf growth and viability and on cow reproductive performance in traditionally managed N'Dama herds
Reports a study of the interaction between trypanosome infections and physiological status on health and productivity in N'Dama cattle managed under traditional husbandry practices in The Gambia. Discusses production environments and herd management, parasite kinetics, erythropoietic response and...
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Little, D.A.
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Leperre, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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[Interaction between physiological status in N'Dama cows and trypanosome infections and its effect on health and productivity of cattle]
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Interaction between physiological status in N'Dama cows and trypanosome infections and its effect on health and productivity of cattle
Reports an experiment in which small quantities of groundnut cake were fed during the dry season to lactating N'Dama cows maintained under village husbandry conditions in The Gambia, resulting in significant increases in quantities of milk offtake and in rates of growth of the suckling calves, an...
Little, D.A.
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Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Badjie, B.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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[Effect of groundnut cake supplementation during the dry season on productivity characteristics of N'Dama cows under village husbandry conditions in The Gambia]
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Effect of groundnut cake supplementation during the dry season on productivity characteristics of N'Dama cows under village husbandry conditions in The Gambia
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