Over a 12-month period 313 (8.4 percent) out of 3727 slaughter cattle sampled at Ibadan abattoir were found to be infected with trypanosomiasis. Infection rates were higher in the dry than in the wet season ranging from 20.4 percent in November to 2.8 percent in May. Overall PCV levels were highe...
Reynolds, L.
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Opasina, B.A.
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[Trypanosomes and other blood parasites in slaughter cattle at Ibadan, Nigeria in 1984-1985]
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Trypanosomes and other blood parasites in slaughter cattle at Ibadan, Nigeria in 1984-1985
The effects of infection with T. vivax in mid- or late pregnancy on food intake and utilization, liveweight changes, abortion rate and lamb growth rate were investigated in West African Dwarf ewes at Ibadan, Nigeria in 1990. Rate of livewight gain by ewes infected during mid-pregnancy (IMH) was 1...
Akinbamijo, O.O.
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Reynolds, L.
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Gort, G.
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[Effects of Trypanosoma vivax infection during pregnancy on feed intake, nitrogen retention and liveweight changes in West African Dwarf ewes]
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Effects of Trypanosoma vivax infection during pregnancy on feed intake, nitrogen retention and liveweight changes in West African Dwarf ewes
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...
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