Five institutions including ILCA/ILRI, collaborated on the joint Vertisol Project (JVP) starting in 1986 for the sustainable use of Vertisol soils in Ethiopia. The improved soil drainage from the use of the broadbed maker (BBM) plough is one component of a technology package, that together with i...
Rutherford, A.S.
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Odero, A.N.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[The role of the broadbed maker plough in Ethiopian farming systems: an ex post impact assessment study]
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The role of the broadbed maker plough in Ethiopian farming systems: an ex post impact assessment study
The purpose of this discussion paper is, firstly, to promote debate amongst potential clients of ILRI's research in South and South-East Asia on what ILRI could do in these regions, in collaboration with the NARS, which will assist the development of the livestock industries and, secondly, to pro...
Vercoe, John
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Coffey, S.
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Farrell, D.J.
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Rutherford, A.S.
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Winter, W.H.
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[ILRI in Asia: an assessment of priorities for Asian livestock research and development]
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ILRI in Asia: an assessment of priorities for Asian livestock research and development
Evaluates the usefulness of different range parameters for establishing limiting factors to growth of beef cattle, particularly crude protein content and dry matter digestibility of herbage.
Pratchett, D.
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Capper, B.
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Light, D.
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Miller, M.
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Rutherford, A.S.
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Rennie, T.
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Buck, N.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Factors limiting liveweight gain of beef cattle on rangeland in Botswana]
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Factors limiting liveweight gain of beef cattle on rangeland in Botswana
This report is the latest of two separate ex post impact assessments conducted by ILRI 10 years apart. It provides timely insights into the welfare impacts of a technology package introduced in the early 1990s into the crop-livestock farming system of the Ethiopian highlands rich Vertisol soils. ...
Rutherford, A.S.
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[Broad bed maker technology package innovations in Ethiopian farming systems: An ex post impact assessment]
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Broad bed maker technology package innovations in Ethiopian farming systems: An ex post impact assessment
Evaluation of reproductive performance, viability and growth of Afrikander, Tswana, Tuli and crossbred beef cattle in Botswana; data on calving percentage, calf mortality, weaning & birth weights, w. comparison of crossbreeding performance of Tuli, Bonsmara cattle, Brahman cattle & Simmental catt...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Buck, N.G.
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Light, D.E.
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Rennie, T.W.
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Rutherford, A.S.
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Miller, M.
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Pratchett, D.
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Capper, B.
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[Productivity of Africander, Tswana, Tuli and crossbred beef cattle in Botswana]
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Productivity of Africander, Tswana, Tuli and crossbred beef cattle in Botswana
Recent structural changes in dietary patterns in Asia resulting from economic development are placing increasing pressure on the existing production systems in the region - particularly those systems producing ruminant meat, non-ruminant meat and milk. This has significant policy implications for...
Rutherford, A.S.
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[Meat and milk self-sufficiency in Asia: Forecast trends and implications]
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Meat and milk self-sufficiency in Asia: Forecast trends and implications