Amongst 186 farmers interviewed in 1986 in central Mali 95 percent declared having used oxen for at least some part of their crop production activities. Most of the users (98 percent) had exploited oxen for soil preparation, but only 66 percent had used animal-drawn equipment for weeding. Only 21...
Bartholomew, P.W.
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Khibe, T.
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Ly, R.
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[In-village studies of the use of work oxen in central Mali]
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In-village studies of the use of work oxen in central Mali
Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were...
Bartholomew, P.W.
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Ly, R.
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Nantoume, H.
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Kone, N'G.
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Traoré, B.
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Khibe, T.
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Sissoko, K.
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Baur, H.
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[Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali]
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Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
The effects on intake of water availability and urea addition to rations based on molassed natural pasture hay and dry cowpea haulm were measured using 6 mature castrated male Zebu cattle of 343 kg mean iveweight, in an experiment carried out during the dry season in the semi-arid zone of central...
Bartholomew, P.W.
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Traoré, B.
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Nantoume, H.
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Kone, N'G.
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Ly, R.
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[Effects of supplementation of molassed natural pasture hay with urea, and of water intake restriction on feed intakes by Zebu cattle in the semi-arid zone of Mali]
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Effects of supplementation of molassed natural pasture hay with urea, and of water intake restriction on feed intakes by Zebu cattle in the semi-arid zone of Mali
A shortage of available labour early in the growing season, when effort is directed to the weeding of cereal crops, appeared to be a primary constraint to increased forage cropping by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of central Mali. In experiments with millet, the labour requirement for...
Bartholomew, P.W.
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Ly, R.
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Kone, D.
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Traoré, S.F.
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Sissoko, K.
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[Forage production for smallholder farmers in a rainfed millet cropping system in central Mali]
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Forage production for smallholder farmers in a rainfed millet cropping system in central Mali