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...
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
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
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...