Browse is an important forage in pastoral systems, especially during dry seasons, because it is high in nitrogen and digestibility. However, browse palatability may be reduced by possible plant defenses such as tannins and physical attributes. Chemical and physical properties of 20 browse species...
Woodward, A.
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Coppock, D.L.
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[Role of plant defense in the utilization of native browse in southern Ethiopia]
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Role of plant defense in the utilization of native browse in southern Ethiopia
Examines some interactions of market access and family wealth on household milk allocation for calves and people. Evaluates implications in terms of mortality and morbidity rates of nursing calves and the composition and nutritional value of human diets. Presents surveys of pastoral households in...
Holden, S.J.
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Coppock, D.L.
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Assefa, M.
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[Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia]
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Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia
Reports on how seasonal change influences various management tactics, time budgets, travel distances and water intakes of livestock during one annual cycle.
Coppock, D.L.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Swift, D.M.
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[Seasonal patterns of activity, travel and water intake for livestock in south Turkana, Kenya]
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Seasonal patterns of activity, travel and water intake for livestock in south Turkana, Kenya
Competition for milk between calves and pastoral herders may reduce weaning weights, retard growth, and delay puberty in cattle. Calf supplementation could over-ride such effects and improve pastoral economies. To examine these issues in semiarid Ethiopia, 266 Boran calves (Bos indicus) were used...
Coppock, D.L.
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Sovani, S.
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[Is supplementation justified to compensate pastoral calves for milk restriction?]
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Is supplementation justified to compensate pastoral calves for milk restriction?
A study conducted to characterize the effects of species-specific food habits, body size, and season on various aspects of diet quality and to evaluate diet quality with respect to established feeding standards for maintainance.
Temporal and spatial variabilities in rainfall, herbaceous production and biomass were studied over a 4-year period in a topographically diverse, arid pastoral region of northwest Kenya. A significant relation between rainfall and primary production was found, and this was applied in a manner tha...
Coughenour, M.B.
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Coppock, D.L.
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Ellis, J.E.
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[Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients]
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Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients
This research article provides insights into the daily lives of one pastoral group in a remote area. Themes include: integration of women in development programs, improving access of rural people to basic essentials, and understanding the degree to which ramifications of seemingly simple technol...