Presents energy budgets and estimates of forage intake requirements developed for adult camels, cattle, sheep and goats managed by nomads of the arid Turkana district of north - western Kenya. Includes data on livestock activity patterns, diet quality, weight changes and milk yields with literatu...
Coppock, D.L.
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Swift, D.M.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Galvin, K.A.
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[Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem]
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Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem
A study carried out to quantify the diet composition for Ngisonyoka livestock in Kenya throughout one annual cycle and to identify plant species of critical importance to this system.
Coppock, D.L.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Swift, D.M.
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[Seasonal food habits of livestock in south Turkana, Kenya]
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Seasonal food habits of livestock in south Turkana, Kenya
Reports on how seasonal change influences various management tactics, time budgets, travel distances and water intakes of livestock during one annual cycle.
Coppock, D.L.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Swift, D.M.
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[Seasonal patterns of activity, travel and water intake for livestock in south Turkana, Kenya]
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Seasonal patterns of activity, travel and water intake for livestock in south Turkana, Kenya
A study conducted to characterize the effects of species-specific food habits, body size, and season on various aspects of diet quality and to evaluate diet quality with respect to established feeding standards for maintainance.