Reports the initial results of a trial conducted to study the feasibility of using ox-drawn scoops for desilting ponds in the Ethiopian highlands.
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Reports the initial results of a trial conducted to study the feasibility of using ox-drawn scoops for desilting ponds in the Ethiopian highlands.
Discusses the variation in rainfall and its implications for the length of growting season and consequent dry matter production from the East African rangelands. Presents evidence of the effects of primary dry-matter production on livestock performance. Describes shifts in the relative prices of ...
Examines the productivity of East African pastoral systems in terms of animal protein & energy production, milk offtake and livestock production parameters such as calving percentage, calf mortality and herd structure; compares the productivity of East African pastoral systems to those of commerc...
Examines the productivity of East African pastoral systems in terms of animal protein & energy production, milk offtake and livestock production parameters such as calving percentage, calf mortality and herd structure; compares the productivity of East African pastoral systems to those of commerc...
Discusses the construction & utilisation of ponds in the Borana system of pastoral production in Sidamo, Ethiopia, with particular reference to pond size, selection of site, usability status, and organisation of ownership & maintenance.
Presents animal productivity parameters and discusses the methods and reliability. Includes calving rate & interval, age at first calving, reproductive life of cows, seasonality of calving, mortality, herd structure, milk production, growth & liveweight.
Summarizes the resource conservation and productivity improvement of African rangelands under communal land tenure. Presents data on livestock production in E. Africa & comparable regions, comparative costs of offtake & energy, comparative production per man-day and comparative production paramet...
Presents results of a study on existing water production methods, the rate & amount of production and inefficiencies & production losses; importance of "okoles" (leather buckets) in relation to output rates & okole sizes and their supply; influence of "tetchana" (holding pond after shaft) and "Ma...
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