The Ngozi goat project promoted a new livestock system by introducing a new genotype and improving housing, feeding, health and marketing. To assess and monitor its impact, a collaboration with the International Livestock Center for Africa was initiated in 1989. The aim of this collaboration is t...
A survey was conducted on 224 randomly selected farmers, comprising those participating and non-participating in a goat corssbreeding project in Burundi, and 54 farmers chosen as `breeders' by the project. Participating farmers were similar to the average goat farmers in the region in terms of la...
Rey, B.
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Jacob, U.
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[Participation in the Ngozi goat crossbreeding project (Burundi) and associated changes in the farming systems]
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Participation in the Ngozi goat crossbreeding project (Burundi) and associated changes in the farming systems
The potential supply of nutrients from excreta voided by livestock and what is potentially available for transfer to cropland are examined within a West African context. Nutrient output from cattle is derived from a simulation model that predicts nutrient intake in relation to animal performance ...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Reynolds, L.
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Rey, B.
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[Nutrient transfers from livestock in West African agricultural systems]
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Nutrient transfers from livestock in West African agricultural systems