Collective action, on communal grazing land, has evolved in the highlands of northwestern Ethiopia to mitigate the problems of feed shortage and land degradation due to overgrazing. The exercise is liked by farmers for improving the availability of natural pasture during the long dry season when ...
Alemayehu, M.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Bohme, M.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Collective management on communal grazing lands: Its impact on vegetation attributes and soil erosion in the upper Blue Nile basin, northwestern Ethiopia]
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Collective management on communal grazing lands: Its impact on vegetation attributes and soil erosion in the upper Blue Nile basin, northwestern Ethiopia
About 75% of Africa's livestock are associated with smallholder and agropastoral farming systems. Livestock performance can be greatly increased through improved management. Production problems, possible interventions and animal performance need to be identified within the prevailing system. On-f...
Peters, Kurt J.
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[Trends in on-farm performance testing of small ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trends in on-farm performance testing of small ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa
Reports on lamb mortality and overall productivity in the improved production systems in Cote d'Ivoire; and identifies important factors to be considered in strategies for the improvement of sheep production in the humid zone of West Africa, namely flock, ewe, year of lambing, lambing season and ...
Armbruster, T.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Hadji-Thomas, A.
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[Sheep production in the humid zone of West Africa. III. Mortality and productivity of sheep in improved production systems in Cote d'Ivoire]
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Sheep production in the humid zone of West Africa. III. Mortality and productivity of sheep in improved production systems in Cote d'Ivoire
Stier, C.H. von
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Korn, S. von
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Fleischleistungsprufungen in der schafzucht. 3. Mitteilung: Genetische fundierung der im feld und auf station erfaften mastleistungskriterien sowie ansatze zur opti]
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Fleischleistungsprufungen in der schafzucht. 3. Mitteilung: Genetische fundierung der im feld und auf station erfaften mastleistungskriterien sowie ansatze zur opti
The research was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute, Debre Zeit Research Station, which is situated in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Leaves of Lablab purpureus and the multipurpose trees (MPT), namely, Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198 were harvested ...
Melaku, S.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle]
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Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle
Walsh, J.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Sandford, S.
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[ILCA in Africa; A Presentation to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research]
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ILCA in Africa; A Presentation to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
The first part of this study evaluated contents of hydrolysable tannins (HT) and condensed tannins (CT) of 65 accessions of tagasaste. In the second part, the effects of harvesting stage and growing season on the contents of HT, CT and alkaloids in different plant parts of the widely grown tagasa...
Assefa, G.
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Sonder, Kai
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Wink, M.
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Kijorad, C.
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Steinmuller, N.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Effect of variety and harvesting management on the concentration of tannins and alkaloids in tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis)]
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Effect of variety and harvesting management on the concentration of tannins and alkaloids in tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis)
Dessie, Tadelle
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Tadesse, M.
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Yami, A.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Village chicken production systems in Ethiopia: 2. Use patterns and performance valuation and chicken products and socio-economic functions of chicken]
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Village chicken production systems in Ethiopia: 2. Use patterns and performance valuation and chicken products and socio-economic functions of chicken
Dessie, Tadelle
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Tadesse, M.
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Yami, A.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Village chicken production systems in Ethiopia: 1. Flock characteristics and performance]
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Village chicken production systems in Ethiopia: 1. Flock characteristics and performance
Describes the role of goats in farming systems in tropical and subtropical regions. Outlines methods used to evaluate their performance. Discusses the implementation of field performance tests.
Peters, Kurt J.
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[Evaluation des populations caprines en milieu tropical et subtropical]
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Evaluation des populations caprines en milieu tropical et subtropical