The average flock size was 10 in 76 households. Flocks were established through purchase from fellow farmers. Sale for cash need was the farmers' main reason for keeping small ruminants. Periods of food deficit in the household were closely linked to the seasonality of cash need. producer househo...
Otieno, L.
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Ackello-Ogutu, A.C.
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Mullins, G.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province]
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Farmers' reasons for owning small ruminants in a case study of small ruminant production and marketing in the semi-humid zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province
Reynolds, L.
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Mureithi, J.
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Mullins, G.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Food resource availability and milk production on smallholder dairy farms in the sub-humid coastal region of Kenya]
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Food resource availability and milk production on smallholder dairy farms in the sub-humid coastal region of Kenya
The marketing system of small ruminants in coastal Kenya was studied through a case study in Kilifi and Kwale districts. Five channel levels were identified. 1) producers, 2) assemblers, 3) itinerant traders 4) retailers, and 5) consumers. Price discovery was by one-to-one bargaining at all the c...
Otieno, L.
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Ackello-Ogutu, A.C.
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Mullins, C.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Evaluation of small ruminant marketing in coastal Kenya]
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Evaluation of small ruminant marketing in coastal Kenya
Alley farming involves the cultivation of food crops among hedgerows of multipurpose trees. Use of woody legumes provides N-rich mulch and green manure to maintain soil fertility and enhance crop production, and protein-rich fodder for livestock. The success of alley farming depends on a number o...
The widespread adoption of alley farming – an important farming and land-use system – could reduce the threat to the word’s remaining tropical forests and transform the prospects for sustainable agriculture in the fragile lowland tropics. This concise, practical booklet covers the development of ...
Reviews a variety of research trials ranging from the improvement of germplasm materials to the development of fodder production systems, and concludes with a recommendation for more research and development attention on the integration of fodder trees within the existing farming systems. Include...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Sumberg, J.E.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria]
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Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria
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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[Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement]
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Small ruminant production - the present situation and possible nutritional interventions for improvement
A study conducted to determine the effect of PPR control and dipping on village goat populations in southwest Nigeria. Includes data on human and goat populations, herd structure, entries and exits, reproductive performance, monthly birth, purchases, mortalities, sales and loans-out.
Reynolds, L.
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Francis, P.
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[The effect of PPR control and dipping on village goat populations in southwest Nigeria]
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The effect of PPR control and dipping on village goat populations in southwest Nigeria
Considering leguminous trees Leucaena and Gliricidia as good sources of quality food, on-station and on-farm studies were conducted in the humid zone of West Africa to establish animal responses to levels, times and forms of browse supplementation, to develop alternative feeding strategies for ut...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Reynolds, L.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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[Nutritional and economic benefits of leucaena and gliricidia as feed supplements for small ruminants in humid West Africa]
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Nutritional and economic benefits of leucaena and gliricidia as feed supplements for small ruminants in humid West Africa
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