In tropical Africa, the most common and most extensively evaluated Brachiaria species as cultivated pastures are B. brizantha, B. decumbens, and B. mutica. In recent years, B. dictyoneura cv. Llanero, B. humidicola, and B. platynota have also received increased attention. The first four species p...
Effects of sire, sex and month of birth on body weights of Bunaji, Friesian x Bunaji and Brahman x Bunaji crossbred cattle were investigated at Shika research station, Nigeria. Data on calving intervals included.
Wheat, J.D.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Koch, B.A.
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[Bunaji cattle at the Shika Research Station: North Central state, Nigeria]
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Bunaji cattle at the Shika Research Station: North Central state, Nigeria
Description des systemes extensifs traditionnels de production agropastorale et pastorale rencontres dans le delta interieur du Niger, ainsi que les obstacles a l'accroissement de leur productive. Les ressources fourrageres, la production animale, la production agricole, l'economie villageoise et...
Wilson, R.T.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Haan, C. de
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[Recherches sur les systemes des zones arides du Mali: Resultats preliminaires]
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Recherches sur les systemes des zones arides du Mali: Resultats preliminaires
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
Up to the 1950s constraints of feed shortages for livestock were outweighed by those of disease, concern over looming imbalances between supply and demand of grazing resources led to large investments in projects of water Development, many of which were financed by foreign aid. This provision of ...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Tothill, J.C.
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[The concept of rangeland carrying capacity in sub-Saharan Africa - myth or reality]
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The concept of rangeland carrying capacity in sub-Saharan Africa - myth or reality
In this chapter, it is argued that the application of scientific knowledge is an essential prerequisite for sustainable resource management. Scientific inputs have the following components when applied to a specific region: (1) a through analysis of the resource base, with emphasis on feed and wa...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Diarra, L.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[An analysis of feed demand and supply for pastoral livestock: the Gourma region of Mali]
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An analysis of feed demand and supply for pastoral livestock: the Gourma region of Mali
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Omore, Amos O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Dairy production systems in the tropics: A review]
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Dairy production systems in the tropics: A review