Provides a brief history of the developmet of IDEAS (the ILCA Data entry and Analysis system) and presents findings from a questionnaire recently used to users to assess the uptake of IDEAS in African Production systems during the first years of its release.
Wissocq, N.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Gettinby, G.
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Bell, R.J.
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Berhane, H.
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Light, D.E.
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[Uptake of a microcomputer database package to assist livestock management decisions in Africa]
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Uptake of a microcomputer database package to assist livestock management decisions in Africa
Henricksen, B.L.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Estimating vegetation growing periods in Africa using meteorological satellites]
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Estimating vegetation growing periods in Africa using meteorological satellites
Investigates the impact of draft power availability on grain production on smallholder farms in the Ethiopian highlands based on analysis of data collected by ILCA around Debre Berhan and Debre Zeit, especially on effects of ox holding on area cultivated and on net cereal production.
Gryseels, Guido
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Anderson, F.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Asamenew, G.
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[Draught power and smallholder grain production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Draught power and smallholder grain production in the Ethiopian highlands
Examines the productivities of N'Dama cattle, introduced Sahiwal cattle, and Sahiwal X N'Dama crossbred at the Teko Livestock Station, Sierra Leone. Evaluates environmental and genetic effects relating to breed group, month and year of parturition or birth, age, sex, individual cow etc. as approp...
Carew, S.F.
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Sandford, J.
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Wissocq, Y.J.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Productivite de bovins N'Dama a la station de Teko (Sierra Leone) et premiers resultats de croisements avec la race Sahiwal]
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Productivite de bovins N'Dama a la station de Teko (Sierra Leone) et premiers resultats de croisements avec la race Sahiwal
Examines some of the problems encountered and provides information on computer networking and the potential of computers in livestock research; describes the ILCA computer facility and the services which ILCA provides to national research organizations that do not have computer facilities.
Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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Maehl, H.M.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Le materiel informatique du CIPEA et son utilisation]
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Le materiel informatique du CIPEA et son utilisation
Estimates moisture availability in Ethiopia since 1953, using a model developed by the FAO; correlates results of the analysis using existing meteorological data with the recorded incidence of drought and famine.
Henricksen, B.L.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Humidite disponible, periode de vegetation et possibilites d'alerte precoce en cas de famine en Ethiopie]
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Humidite disponible, periode de vegetation et possibilites d'alerte precoce en cas de famine en Ethiopie
Evaluates the productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis in an area of massive Glossina morsitans sub morsitans, G. pallidipes et G. Brevipalpis challenge at Makwaja ranch, in Tanzania and analyses the effect of a chemoprophylactic drug (isometamidium chloride) on cattle produc...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Murray, M.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Jibbo, J.M.C.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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[Chemoprophylaxis: Boran cattle can be productive under high tsetse challenge]
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Chemoprophylaxis: Boran cattle can be productive under high tsetse challenge
Examen des facteurs genetiques et d'environnement influencant les poids corporels des agneaux et brebis Djallonke eleves au Centre de Recherches Zootechniques de Kolda, Senegal, de 1974 a 1980 avec des donnees sur les index de productivite bases sur le poids d'agneau sevre produit par an par breb...
Fall, Abdou
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Diop, Mouhamadou
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Sandford, J.
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Gueye, E.
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Wissocq, Y.J.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Etude sur la productivite des moutons Djallonke au Centre de recherches zootechniques de Kolda, au Senegal. II. Poids corporels, productivite des brebis et du troupeau]
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Etude sur la productivite des moutons Djallonke au Centre de recherches zootechniques de Kolda, au Senegal. II. Poids corporels, productivite des brebis et du troupeau
Etude sur la productivite de moutons Djallonke au Centre de Recherches Zootechniques de Kolda, au Senegal, particularly sur les parametres de reproduction et de viabilite avec analyse des relations entre le taux de mortalite et la pluviosite ainsi que les resultats examines en fonction des taux p...
Fall, Abdou
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Diop, Mouhamadou
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Sandford, J.
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Gueye, E.
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Wissocq, Y.J.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Etude sur la productivite des moutons Djallonke au Centre de recherches zootechniques de Kolda, au Senegal. I. Parametres de reproduction et viabilite. (The productivity of West African Dwarf sheep at the Centre de Recherches Zootechniques de Kolda, Senegal. I. Reproductive and viability traits)]
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Etude sur la productivite des moutons Djallonke au Centre de recherches zootechniques de Kolda, au Senegal. I. Parametres de reproduction et viabilite. (The productivity of West African Dwarf sheep at the Centre de Recherches Zootechniques de Kolda, Senegal. I. Reproductive and viability traits)
Presented data on maternal traits, i.e.Age at first calving, calving interval, calf weaning weight and cow productivity index, of pure Boran and Boran crossbred w. each of Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis on privately owned ranches in Machakos District, Kenya.
Gregory, K.E.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Sandford, J.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds]
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Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds