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Presents energy budgets and estimates of forage intake requirements developed for adult camels, cattle, sheep and goats managed by nomads of the arid Turkana district of north - western Kenya. Includes data on livestock activity patterns, diet quality, weight changes and milk yields with literatu...


Coppock, D.L.Swift, D.M.Ellis, J.E.Galvin, K.A.[Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem]Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem

A study carried out to quantify the diet composition for Ngisonyoka livestock in Kenya throughout one annual cycle and to identify plant species of critical importance to this system.


Coppock, D.L.Ellis, J.E.Swift, D.M.[Seasonal food habits of livestock in south Turkana, Kenya]Seasonal food habits of livestock in south Turkana, Kenya

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.Ellis, J.E.Swift, D.M.[Seasonal patterns of activity, travel and water intake for livestock in south Turkana, Kenya]Seasonal patterns of activity, travel and water intake for livestock in south Turkana, Kenya

A study undertaken to characterise and contrast some important chemical attributes of herbaceous and nonherbaceous forages selected by Ngisonyoka livestock throughout one annual cycle in Kenya.


Coppock, D.L.Swift, D.M.Ellis, J.E.Waweru, S.K.[Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock forage in south Turkana, Kenya]Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock forage in south Turkana, Kenya

Evaluates the dry-matter digestibilities of some important herbaceous and browse forages from an arid rangeland in north-western Kenya in a comparative in vitro trial using rumen fluid from indigenous sheep, goats, camel, and Merino sheep.


Coppock, D.L.Ellis, J.E.Waweru, S.K.[A comparative in vitro digestion trial using inoculum of livestock from south Turkana and Kitale, Kenya]A comparative in vitro digestion trial using inoculum of livestock from south Turkana and Kitale, Kenya

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.


Coppock, D.L.Swift, D.M.Ellis, J.E.[Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock diets in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem]Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock diets in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem

Since the turn of the century, African pastoralists have been held responsible for overuse of woody plants and for the degradation and desertification of many arid and semiarid lands. We analyzed the impacts of pastoral nomads and their livestock on the recruitment (establishment to first reprodu...


Reid, Robin S.Ellis, J.E.[Impacts of pastoralists on woodlands in south Turkana, Kenya: Livestock-mediated tree recruitment]Impacts of pastoralists on woodlands in south Turkana, Kenya: Livestock-mediated tree recruitment
Ellis, J.E.Reid, Robin S.[Summary: Symposium on the management of livestock and natural resources in traditional pastoral societies]Summary: Symposium on the management of livestock and natural resources in traditional pastoral societies

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