Presents the results of feeding trials in three villages in Gambia, viz, Keneba, Pirang & Nioro Jattaba, conducted to assess responses during the dry season to small inputs of a protein supplement in recently calved cows and in young suckling calves.
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
The experiments took place in the villages of Pirang (low trypanosomiasis risk), Keneba and Nioro Jattaba (low-to-medium trypanosomiasis risk). In Nioro Jattaba, cows milked once a day while in the other two villages cows milked twice a day. In Pirang and Keneba, 45 calves taken from each village...
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
Two groups of light N'Dama calves were fed different quantities of milk from birth to 10 months of age to compare efficiencies fo converting milk to live-weight gain, and to assess the economic efficiencies of the two feeding regimes. Group one receives an average of 347 kg per calf, with a daily...
Agyemang, K.
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Clifford, K.
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Little, D.A.
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[An assessment of the biological and economic efficiency in conversion of milk to growth in N'Dama calves]
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An assessment of the biological and economic efficiency in conversion of milk to growth in N'Dama calves
Four experiments were carried out in which supplements of locally available proteinaceous by-products were given to young, mainly pre-weaned calves that ranged in initial weight from 30 to 90 kg. The experiments were part of a programme designed to establish practical and economical nutrition int...
Groups of lactating N'Dama cows maintained under traditional husbandry conditions were given dry season supplements of locally available oil seed residues to establish nutritional recommendations for improving livestock productivity in the sub-humid zone of West Africa. In one experiment cows wer...
Little, D.A.
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Wassink, G.J.
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Agyemang, K.
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Leperre, P.
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Janneh, L.
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Badjie, B.
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[Feed supplementation of lactating N'Dama cows under village husbandry]
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Feed supplementation of lactating N'Dama cows under village husbandry
The disparity between the growth rate of the human population and that of food production is such that improvement in livestock productivity is becoming of ever-increasing priority. In the context of sub-Saharan Africa, it is well recognized that approaches to addressing these needs based on the ...
Little, D.A.
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[The concept of on-farm adaptive research in the development of livestock production in Nigeria]
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The concept of on-farm adaptive research in the development of livestock production in Nigeria
Discusses health and production aspects of village based N'Dama cattle in The Gambia. Presents data on the monthly distribution of calving, average monthly weight and performance characteristics of N'Dama cows fed supplementary groundnut meal.
Dwinger, R.H.
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Agyemang, K.
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Little, D.A.
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Leperre, P.
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Jeannin, P.
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Bah, M.L.
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Grieve, A.S.
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[Health and production aspects of village based N'Dama cattle in The Gambia]
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Health and production aspects of village based N'Dama cattle in The Gambia
This paper summarises the productivities of N'Dama cattle in traditional production systems inthe Gambia and describes the responses in productivity achieved when nutritional interventions were applied. The studies were carried out at six sites where herd management patterns are similar. Cattle a...
Agyemang, K.
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Little, D.A.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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[Salvaging the image of the N'Dama breed: productivity evidence from village production systems in The Gambia]
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Salvaging the image of the N'Dama breed: productivity evidence from village production systems in The Gambia