Livestock production plays a key role in tropical Latin America in a changing economic environment. This study focuses on documenting the transformations of extensive production systems by using superior forage germplasm supplied by regional research systems. The adoption of improved Brachiaria ...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Pérez, E.
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[Impact of the adoption of Brachiaria grasses: Central America and Mexico]
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Impact of the adoption of Brachiaria grasses: Central America and Mexico
The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the economic agents of the chain and their commercial and legal relationships; (2) identify the articulations between links, technological levels, indicators of efficiency, installed capacity (scale), and degrees of occupation; (3) characterize an...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Pe´rez, E.
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Castro, C.
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Schuetz, P.
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Rodríguez, J.
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[The beef chain in Costa Rica: Identifying critical issues for promoting its modernization, efficiency, and competitiveness]
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The beef chain in Costa Rica: Identifying critical issues for promoting its modernization, efficiency, and competitiveness
Holmann, Federico J.
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[Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el tropico]
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Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el tropico
The objectives of this study were to: (a) estimate milk and beef yields obtained from cows grazing pastures in different stages of degradation; (b) estimate income losses as a result of the degradation process; (c) estimate the proportion of pasture areas found in each stage of degradation within...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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White, D.
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Estrada, R.D.
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Burgos, C.
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Pérez, E.
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Ramírez, G.
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Medina, A.
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[Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras]
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Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras
Holmann, Federico J.
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[Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico]
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Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico
Pasture research led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and national institutions during the 80's and 90's, contributed with new Brachiaria species with various characteristics and uses that were incorporated with success in livestock production systems in the lowlands of...
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Holmann, Federico J.
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[Potential economic impact from the adoption of new Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America]
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Potential economic impact from the adoption of new Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America
Objectives of this study were to compare costs and expected benefits of feed supplementation in cattle with alternative shrub legumes during the dry season using as a case study the hillsides of Central Nicaragua. The information used was gathered in a survey of 32 farms in the states of Boaco a...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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[Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua]
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Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua
Argel M., Pedro J.
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Lobo, M.
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González, J.
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Romero, F.
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Holmann, Federico J.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Kerridge, Peter C.
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[The leguminous shrub, Cratylia argentea: a dry season feeding alternative for the humid tropics.]
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The leguminous shrub, Cratylia argentea: a dry season feeding alternative for the humid tropics.
Duarte, O.J.
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Palido, J.
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Silva, J.
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Holmann, Federico J.
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[Analysis of the current situation and technological alternatives of agricultural production systems in the Caesar's valley watershed of Colombia]
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Analysis of the current situation and technological alternatives of agricultural production systems in the Caesar's valley watershed of Colombia
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Carulla, J.
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Giraldo, L.A.
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Guzmán, S.
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Martínez, M.
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Rivera, B.
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Medina, A.
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Evolution of milk production systems in the tropics of Latin America and its interrelationship with markets: An analysis of the Colombian case]
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Evolution of milk production systems in the tropics of Latin America and its interrelationship with markets: An analysis of the Colombian case