Evaluates the productivity of grade Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under severe trypanosomiasis risk at Mkwaja ranch, Tanzania; uses data based on more than 20,000 calving records over the 10-year period from 1973 to 1982; discusses environmental influences on performance traits and ...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Jibbo, J.M.C.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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Murray, M.
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[Productivity of Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under trypanosomiasis risk]
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under trypanosomiasis risk
Implications
• Livestock contribute to food supply by converting low-value materials, inedible or unpalatable for people, into milk, meat, and eggs; livestock also decrease food supply by competing with people for food, especially grains fed to pigs and poultry. Currently, livestock supply 13% of...
Smith, Jimmy W.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Grace, Delia
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MacMillan, Susan
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security]
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Beyond milk, meat, and eggs: Role of livestock in food and nutrition security
Reproductive performance, mortality, growth, and culling and replacement rates based on 20000 calving records were evaluated for grade Boran beef cattle maintained with trypanosomiasis risk in Tanzania. Under ranching conditions, over a 10-year period in this area of high Glossina moistens morsi...
Padmakumar, V.P.
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Sones, Keith R.
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[An approach to select locally appropriate feed technologies to support livestock intensification—An impact narrative from Uttarakhand, India]
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An approach to select locally appropriate feed technologies to support livestock intensification—An impact narrative from Uttarakhand, India
Bett, Bernard K.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Padmakumar, V.P.
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Sones, Keith R.
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[Prevention of Classical Swine Fever—An impact narrative from Northeast India]
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Prevention of Classical Swine Fever—An impact narrative from Northeast India
Padmakumar, V.P.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Sones, Keith R.
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[A model to improve pig nutrition using local resources for market oriented production—An impact narrative from Nagaland, India]
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A model to improve pig nutrition using local resources for market oriented production—An impact narrative from Nagaland, India
Padmakumar, V.P.
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Chacko, C.T.
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Sones, Keith R.
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[Improving access to breeding and animal health services in disadvantaged locations—An impact narrative from Uttarakhand, India]
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Improving access to breeding and animal health services in disadvantaged locations—An impact narrative from Uttarakhand, India