Discusses the need for data on voluntary offtake & acquisition of livestock in pastoral production systems, and considers methods through which desired data can be collected, particularly multiple-visit, and single-visit progeny history technique.
Presents a case study from a group ranch in southeastern Kajiado district in Kenyas Maasailand. Outlines the role of dairy production in the system and examines variations by wealth status in milking strategies and the level of milk offtake for human consumption.
Grandin, B.E.
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[Wealth and pastoral dairy production: A case study from Maasailand]
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Wealth and pastoral dairy production: A case study from Maasailand
The first chapter gives a brief description of a pastoral production system, as envisaged by the study team and outlines the multi-disciplinary approach of the study, its sampling design and the data collected. Chapters 2 & 3 describe Kenya's biophysical and socio-economic environments, within wh...
Bekure, S.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Grandin, B.E.
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Neate, Paul J.H.
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[Maasai herding: An analysis of the livestock production system of Maasai pastoralists in eastern Kajiado District, Kenya]
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Maasai herding: An analysis of the livestock production system of Maasai pastoralists in eastern Kajiado District, Kenya
Perry, Brian D.
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Lessard, P.
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Norval, R.A.I.
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L'Eplattenier, R.
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Dolan, T.T.
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Grandin, B.E.
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Irvin, A.D.
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[The risk of East Coast fever to livestock in Africa on a geographic basis]
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The risk of East Coast fever to livestock in Africa on a geographic basis
Reviews the appropriateness of three major assumptions underlying pastoral development in East Africa, viz, economic irrationality of pastoralists, the unchanged nature of pastoral production systems, and the applicability of western models to pastoral development.
Grandin, B.E.
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[Culture pastorale et getstion des parcaus: Observations recentesfaits en pays masai]
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Culture pastorale et getstion des parcaus: Observations recentesfaits en pays masai
Analyzes the output of the Maasai pastoral system by examining three group ranches in the Kajiado District in Kenya, first in terms of output per animal, household cash and subsistence income from livestock for large-and small-scale producers, and second in terms of output per unit of pastoral land.
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Bekure, S.
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Grandin, B.E.
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[Aspects de la productivite de l'elevage dans les ranches collectifs Masai du Kenya]
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Aspects de la productivite de l'elevage dans les ranches collectifs Masai du Kenya
A summary report on impact evaluation of Kenya Livestock Development Project. Examines company and group ranches. Discusses infrastractual development, organization and management, cattle herd structure, and education. Relates individual and group ranches.
Solomon Bekure
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Dyson-Hudson, N.
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Grandin, B.E.
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Semenye, P.P.
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Pasha, I.K.O.
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Chabari, F.N.
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[Some lessons from the Kenya Livestock Development Project]
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Some lessons from the Kenya Livestock Development Project
Doyle, J.J.
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Grandin, B.E.
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Paling, R.W.
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[Women and agricultural technology: Understanding the needs of both the direct users and the ultimate beneficiaries of ILRAD's research]
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Women and agricultural technology: Understanding the needs of both the direct users and the ultimate beneficiaries of ILRAD's research
Discusses interrelationships among population growth, cultural values and range management in pastoralist systems of production taking the case of the Maasai in Kenya.
Discusses issues related to the collection of data on labour inputs for pastoral production, considering the utility of data on labour as part of pastoral systems research, and research methods for data collection, particularly for multi-visit recall techniques and the time allocation technique.