We begin by stressing that relevant and adequate information is an essential ingredient of efficient decision-making processes aimed at optimising the performance of livestock enterprises. Such decisions are universally made, so that though different approaches may be required, animal health and ...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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McDermott, John J.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Monitoring of livestock health and production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Monitoring of livestock health and production in sub-Saharan Africa
This volume contains papers and abstracts of the Second Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Network. In addition to the keynote address, there are nine papers on Small Ruminant Production Systems, Economics and Policy, nine papers on Small Ruminant Performance and Reproduction, ten ...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Rey, B.
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Irungu, E.K.
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[Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the Second Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network, AICC, Arusha, Tanzania, 7-11 December 1992]
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Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the Second Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network, AICC, Arusha, Tanzania, 7-11 December 1992
This volume contains papers and abstracts of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Network. Ten papers deal with the Small Ruminant Production System and Policy; Eight papers on Small Ruminant Performance and Reproductive Physiology; eleven papers on Small Ruminant Reproduct...
Rey, B.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network: ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 December 1990]
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Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network: ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 December 1990
Goats account for about 30% of Africa's ruminant livestock and produce about 17 and 12% of its meat and milk, respectively. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for over 60% of the total goat population in Africa, with an estimated 147million goats representing about 80 indigenous breeds or strains...
Presently, research on goats is less developed than on cattle, sheep and pigs in spite of the world-wide significance of goat farming. In the year 2000, the countries with low levels of income produced 33% of all technical papers published on goats around the world, while having 81% of the world...
Morand-Fehr, P.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Proposals for improving the research efficiency in goats]
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Proposals for improving the research efficiency in goats
Small ruminant genetic resources (SRGR) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) play an important role in the welfare of the people, especially the resource poor. SSA is endowed with a diverse SRGR maintained under equally diverse and complex production systems. The public and the private sectors are key act...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Ramsay, K.
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[A perspective on conservation and management of small ruminant genetic resources in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A perspective on conservation and management of small ruminant genetic resources in sub-Saharan Africa
Results of a 24 month study of traditional goat production in Swaziland are reported. Females greatly outnumbered males in the flocks. Females kidded first at 301±55 days, kidding interval was 265±100 days, litter size was 1.18±0.29 and kids born per doe per year was 1.61. Birth weight was 1.9 ±0...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Manzini, A.T.
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[The productivity of indigenous goats under traditional management in Swaziland]
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The productivity of indigenous goats under traditional management in Swaziland
Wilson, R.T.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Privatization, participation and paraprofessionals: New directions in disease control in developing countries]
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Privatization, participation and paraprofessionals: New directions in disease control in developing countries
This volume contains papers and abstracts of the Third Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network. In addition to the keynote address, there are nine papers on Genetic Resources Enhancement and Utilisation, seven papers on Production Systems, Policy and Economics, six pape...
Rey, B.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Small ruminant research and development in Africa: proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network : UICC, Kampala, Uganda, 5-9 December 1994]
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Small ruminant research and development in Africa: proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network : UICC, Kampala, Uganda, 5-9 December 1994
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) uses partnerships and collaborative arrangements to ensure that its limited human and financial resources for improving the productivity of animal agriculture are used to best effect. The most important partners for ILRI are national scientist...
Smalley, M.E.
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Eley, R.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Strengthening partnerships with national agricultural systems for more effective livestock research]
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Strengthening partnerships with national agricultural systems for more effective livestock research