Review & presents new data on the management, flock structure, fertility, young & adult mortality, birth weight & growth rate and productivity indices of sheep and goats under traditional systems of production in subhumid Nigeria. Includes estimates of sheep & goats numbers, type of breeds and nu...
Bayer, W.
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[Traditional small ruminant production in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Traditional small ruminant production in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Biotechnology has only limited potential to alleviate poverty in rural Africa because it does not
address the main reasons for poverty such as weak infrastructure, bad governance and unfavourable terms of trade. Looking at the main characteristics of the predominantly small-scale animal farming i...
Bayer, W.
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Wanyama, J.
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[Biotechnology in animal agriculture and poverty alleviation: An NGO perspective]
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Biotechnology in animal agriculture and poverty alleviation: An NGO perspective
Presents and discusses some simple forage evaluation techniques. Includes seedling emergence & establishment, yield, growth & utilization, and botanical composition.
In the Nigerian subhumid savanna studies of grazing behaviour by herded cattle reveal utilisation of wide range of feed resources including browse, crop residues and recent fallow, all of which are more nutritious than natural range. A comparison of grazing in a farming area and in a grazing rev...
Bayer, W.
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Otchere, E.O.
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[Effect of livestock-crop integration on grazing time of cattle in a subhumid African savanna]
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Effect of livestock-crop integration on grazing time of cattle in a subhumid African savanna
Describes the forage resources and their utilization by pastoralists' cattle in two of ILCA's case study areas in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria. Examines effects on cattle productivity. Presents some characteristics of the two case study areas, contribution of different grazing resources to total...
Bayer, W.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Suleiman, H.
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[Forage resources and their utilization by herded cattle: A comparison of a grazing reserve and a farming area in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria]
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Forage resources and their utilization by herded cattle: A comparison of a grazing reserve and a farming area in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria
Presents results of a study of grazing behaviour and forage resources utilisation by herded cattle belonging to agropastoralists at Abet & Kurmin Biri in the subhumid zone of Nigeria as well time spent on walking, resting & watering. Subdivides grazing activities into natural range grazing, brows...
Presents 3-year results testing weight losses of cattle on 2 or 4-hour dry season grazing of fodder banks, compared to controls, within ILCA's subhumid zone programme in Nigeria and observations on diet selection and grazing activity on fodder banks and natural range.