This paper presents and discusses the results of the IAR/ILRI (Institute of Agricultural Research/International Livestock Research Institute) Dairy-Draft Project study which was carried out to examine the performance of F1, Boran X Friesian crossbred cows both in terms of traction and milk, to ex...
Gebre-Wold, A.
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Mesgina, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands
This paper discusses the potential impacts of the formation of milk groups on farm households that participate by selling milk, and develops a conceptual framework for assessing those impacts. It then explores the financial and technical performance of four milk groups formed prior to 1997, and t...
Nicholson, C.
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Gebru, G.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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[Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance]
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Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance
To test the feasibility of the use of dairy cows for draft the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) in Ethiopia have studied a herd of F1 Friesien x Boran crossbred cows on-station over three years together with on-farm experiments an...
Zerbini, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[The potential of cow traction in the East African highlands]
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The potential of cow traction in the East African highlands
This study investigates the intra-household consequences of market-oriented dairy production (MODP) based on the introduction of crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies. These technologies are being tested on-farm in a collaborative dairy technology project involving the...
Shapiro, Barry I.
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Haider, J.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Misgina, A.
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Alemayehu, M.
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[Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands]
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Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands
Production performance of cows is an important factor which determines whether cows are adopted for draft power. Working cows could perform at higher levels of efficiency than oxen, but only if nutrient inputs are adequate to meet their greater requirements, and milk production and reproduction a...
Zerbini, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands]
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Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands