In alley farming, crop response to mulching is the most important determinant of whether or not the use of prunings for feeding animals is economic. The aim of this paper is to use some recent agronomic and animal nutrition trial data to reassess whether it is economic to add small ruminants to a...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Cobbina, J.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria]
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Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
Thorne, Peter J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Reynolds, L.
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Waddington, S.R.
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[Maize as food, feed and fertiliser in intensifying crop-livestock systems in East and Southern Africa: an ex ante impact assessment of technology interventions to improve smallholder welfare]
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Maize as food, feed and fertiliser in intensifying crop-livestock systems in East and Southern Africa: an ex ante impact assessment of technology interventions to improve smallholder welfare
Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary...
Reynolds, L.
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[Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation]
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Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation
The limited resources available to national agriculture research and extension systems in Africa will allow only top priority areas to be funded. Priority identification must take into account farmers' objectives and those of national planners. A farming systems approach is essential to determine...
This volume contains papers and abstracts of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Network. Ten papers deal with the Small Ruminant Production System and Policy; Eight papers on Small Ruminant Performance and Reproductive Physiology; eleven papers on Small Ruminant Reproduct...
Rey, B.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network: ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 December 1990]
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Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network: ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 December 1990
The effects of trypanosomiasis on digestible organic matter intake, milk yield and composition, dam liveweight changes during lactation and lamb growth rates were investigated at Ibadan, Nigeria 1991/92, using 20 West African Dwarf sheep nursing single lambs. Although digestibility coefficients w...
Akinbamijo, O.O.
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Reynolds, L.
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Sherington, J.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[Effects of postpartum Trypanosoma vivax infection on feed intake, liveweight changes, milk yield and composition in West African Dwarf ewes and associated lamb growth rates]
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Effects of postpartum Trypanosoma vivax infection on feed intake, liveweight changes, milk yield and composition in West African Dwarf ewes and associated lamb growth rates
The aim of this study was to assess the process and extent of sedentarisation among Fulani cattle owners in the derived savannah zone of south-west Nigeria. The results, based on a survey of 66 randomly-selected cattle owners, indicate an on-going process of settlment. Previously cattle owners vi...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Reynolds, L.
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Francis, P.A.
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[Sedentarisation of cattle farmers in the derived savanna region of south west Nigeria: Results of a survey]
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Sedentarisation of cattle farmers in the derived savanna region of south west Nigeria: Results of a survey
Studies the performance of the West African Dwarf Goat in seven villages of Southwest Nigeria dividing into three health regimes, viz, vaccination against PPR and dipping in insecticides against ectoparasites, particularly mange, dipping alone, and control group. describes the study area. Present...
A trial involving 28 West African Dwarf (WAD) goats fed 4 levels of supplement of Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium over a basal diet of Panicum maximum and dried cassava peels was conducted over 2 reproductive cycles. The provision of supplementary browse to pregnant and lactating goat...
Reynolds, L.
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[Effects of browse supplementation on the productivity of West African dwarf goats]
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Effects of browse supplementation on the productivity of West African dwarf goats
An experiment was carried out over 2 years period to investigate effect of levels of browse supplementary offered to West African Dwarf (Djallonke) sheep on productivity. The results of this on-station trail showed that overall lambing interval was 239 days (ranging from 262 days to 226 days).Bir...
Reynolds, L.
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Adeoye, S.A.O.
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[Small ruminant productivity and nutrition in southern Nigeria]
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Small ruminant productivity and nutrition in southern Nigeria