Livestock kept or produced in smallholder farming systems are an important component of the agricultural economy in the developing world. The role of livestock on smallholder farms varies widely, providing draught power for crop production or as a production activity for subsistence needs or mark...
McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries]
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The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries
Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Kilungo, J.
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Gitau, T.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya]
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A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya
A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Busia District, Western Kenya and Kwale District, Coastal Kenya to obtain qualitative and quantitative information from 256 cattle owners about their production systems, their perceptions of the diseases encountered in their cattle, the ...
Machila, N.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya]
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya
Animal diseases have a major impact on crop-livestock systems in West Africa. The productivity of all crop-livestock systems is limited both by the direct effects of overt disease and by strategies that are adopted to mitigate disease risk. Epidemic diseases require substantial expenditures to li...
McDermott, John J.
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Richard, D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Incidence of animal diseases and their current and future impacts on crop-livestock systems in West africa]
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Incidence of animal diseases and their current and future impacts on crop-livestock systems in West africa