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Cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and other ruminant animals in developing countries feed mainly on poor-quality plant material, on natural rangelands or pastures as well as on bushes, trees and crop residues. The efficient utilization of such materials depends upon symbiotic micro-organisms in one o...


MacMillan, Susan[Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants]Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants

Farmers in mixed crop-livestock systems produce about half of the world’s food. In small holdings around the world, livestock are reared mostly on grass, browse, and nonfood biomass from maize, millet, rice, and sorghum crops and in their turn supply manure and traction for future crops. Animals ...


Herrero, Mario T.Thornton, Philip K.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerWood, S.Msangi, SiwaFreeman, H.A.Bossio, Deborah A.Dixon, John A.Peters, MichaelSteeg, Jeannette van deLynam, John K.Rao, P.P.MacMillan, SusanGerard, Bruno G.McDermott, John J.Seré Rabé, CarlosRosegrant, Mark W.[Smart investments in sustainable food production: revisiting mixed crop-livestock systems]Smart investments in sustainable food production: revisiting mixed crop-livestock systems

We applied an innovation framework to sustainable livestock development research projects in Africa and Asia. The focus of these projects ranged from pastoral systems to poverty and ecosystems services mapping to market access by the poor to fodder and natural resource management to livestock par...


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Reid, Robin S.Dickson, N.Clark, W.C.Romney, D.L.Puskur, RanjithaMacMillan, SusanGrace, Delia[Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development]Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development

Implications • Livestock contribute to food supply by converting low-value materials, inedible or unpalatable for people, into milk, meat, and eggs; livestock also decrease food supply by competing with people for food, especially grains fed to pigs and poultry. Currently, livestock supply 13% of...


Smith, Jimmy W.Sones, Keith R.Grace, DeliaMacMillan, SusanTarawali, Shirley A.Herrero, Mario T.[Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security]Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security

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