Discusses the changing perceptions on the potentials of the subhumid zone of Nigeria for livestock production and includes an overview of livestock production systems in this area, with particular reference to the broad characteristic of the traditional system, constraints imposed by management, ...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Livestock production systems in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria, and ILCA's sub-humid research programme]
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Livestock production systems in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria, and ILCA's sub-humid research programme
Grazing reserves in Nigeria are areas set aside for the use of pastoralists and are intended to be the foci of livestock development. The stated purpose of grazing reserves is the settlement of nomadic pastoralists they offer security of tenure as an inducement to sedentarization through the prov...
Ingawa, S.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Grazing reserves in Nigeria: Problems, prospects and policy implication]
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Grazing reserves in Nigeria: Problems, prospects and policy implication
Presents an overview of ILCA's subhumid zone research programme, outlininig the work conducted at each of the stage concerned with problem analysis, studies of existing systems, field testing of initial interventions, experimentation & modelling.
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[The hydraulics of the ILCA plumbing model: A schematic view of ILCA's sub-humid zone research]
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The hydraulics of the ILCA plumbing model: A schematic view of ILCA's sub-humid zone research
Presents results of a preliminary investigation carried out in Nigeria, to determine the contribution of crop residues to the diet of cattle owned by settled Fulani on Katchia Grazing Reserve; to assess the yield of millet & sorghum residues, and to examine the relationship between farmers and l...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Magaji, S.O.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[The importance of crop residues in the diet of Fulani cattle in the sub-humid zone. A preliminary investigation - Kurmin Biri, Katchia, Kaduna state - Nigeria]
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The importance of crop residues in the diet of Fulani cattle in the sub-humid zone. A preliminary investigation - Kurmin Biri, Katchia, Kaduna state - Nigeria
Presents data on the nutritional balance of cows at Kurmin Biri in Nigeria under traditional "settled" Fulani pastoralism, with particular reference to nutrient requirements, dry matter appetite, contents of available feed sources, and supplement requirements.