Discusses biological options available for improvement in the productivity of pastoral systems, particularly referring to problems arising from aridity and under-nutrition, and problems of particular systems such as mortality of young stock, bush encroachment, epidemic diseases and management sys...
Discusses the effects of the interaction among genotype, animal health & nutrition on livestock productivity within a particular environment, w. spec. ref. to results of work undertaken by ILCA on the nutrition component of the system, using availability & composition of forage, and composition &...
Describes methods used to determine the voluntary intake, grazing behaviour & productivity of livestock in sedentary or semi-transhumant grazing systems of the Malian Sahel, defining relations between intake & some environmental factors, & relating some of the results obtained to other ecological...
Dicko, M.S.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Haan, C. de
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[Ingestion volontaire et productivite du betail dans diverses zones ecologiques de l'Afrique]
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Ingestion volontaire et productivite du betail dans diverses zones ecologiques de l'Afrique
Looks into the nature of African rangelands, cattle & small stock production/productivity, nutrition limitations to production, improvement of rangeland and conservation of arid range land; presents data on estimated yield of cows in ILCA pastoral programmes, production characteristics of sheep a...
Butterworth, M.H.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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[Productivity improvement and resource conservation in the use of African rangelands]
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Productivity improvement and resource conservation in the use of African rangelands
Describes methods used to determine the voluntary intake, grazing behaviour & productivity of livestock in sedentary or semi-transhumant grazing systems of the Malian Sahel, defining relations between intake & some environmental factors, & relating some of the results obtained to other ecological...
Dicko, M.S.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Haan, C. de
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[Voluntary intake and livestock productivity in different ecological zones of Africa]
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Voluntary intake and livestock productivity in different ecological zones of Africa
Briefly summarizes research results in utilizing crop residues as livestock feed in Africa; outlines the aims, envisaged specific activities & items that need to be given priority by the African Research Network on Agricultural By-products (ARNAB) and describes ILCA's current views & research app...
Mosi, A.K.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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[Research experiences in the African Research Network on Agricultural by-Products (ARNAB)]
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Research experiences in the African Research Network on Agricultural by-Products (ARNAB)
Lambourne, L.J.
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[The contribution of satellite imagery to an early warning systems]
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The contribution of satellite imagery to an early warning systems
Examines the relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds (clover hay, crop residues, oat hay, snowdenia & grass hay and others) feed for sheep and cattle at ILCA HQ
Lambourne, L.J.
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Mosi, A.K.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[Relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds by sheep and cattle]
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Relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds by sheep and cattle
Field litterbag decomposition study, through widely accepted for examining decomposition of plant residues, is time consuming, as it requires several months to complete. An experiment was conducted to explore the possibility to introduce ruminant nylonbag assay which only takes 3-4 days, to plant...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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[Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field]
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Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
Reports research activities in goat productivity in tropical Africa. Discusses in detail the economic importance of goats; Development of breeds suited to various ecological zones; production systems and productivity & limitations; location & topics of current research activity, and present and f...