The urban infrastructure of Addis Ababa has not sufficiently developed along with the vast horizontal expansion of the city in the last thirty years. With a population growth rate of well over 5 percent, the demand for cereal crops and animal products will continue to increase substantiality. Thi...
Jenet, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Kreuzer, M.
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McCrabb, G.J.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Milk performance of lifetime underfed cows of different genotype (Zebu or Zebu x Friesian) in the tropics]
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Milk performance of lifetime underfed cows of different genotype (Zebu or Zebu x Friesian) in the tropics
Rumen degradability characteristics of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and crude protein (CP) of normal maize (NM) stover (T1)-, NM silage (T2)- and quality protein maize (QPM) silage (T3)-based diets were studied using three rumen-fistulated Boran × Friesian non-lactating cows (371 ± 32.00 ...
Tamir, B.
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Gebrehawariat, E.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Kortu, M.Y.
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[Rumen degradability characteristics of normal maize stover and silage, and quality protein maize silage-based diets offered to cows]
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Rumen degradability characteristics of normal maize stover and silage, and quality protein maize silage-based diets offered to cows
Fragmentation of farm lands and depletion of soil fertility are among the top most important limiting factors constraining subsistence farmers in maintaining sustainable crop production in the central highlands of Ethiopia. More than sixty and over a third of the total farm households in the coun...
Kumsa, T.
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Madsen, J.O.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Manure production, handling and use around Holetta Agricultural Research Center]
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Manure production, handling and use around Holetta Agricultural Research Center
The human population in Ethiopia, currently estimated at 60 million is growing by about 3.5 percent per annum. This figure will increase to about 139 million by the year 2020, making Ethiopia the thrid most populous country in Africa. The number of children under the age of 15 is projected to inc...
In Ethiopia, the agricultural sector is a cornerstone of the economic and social life. The sector employs 80-85 per cent of the population and contributes 40 per cent to total GDP. Smallholder farmers dominate the agricultural sector. The highlands hold about 95 per cent of the cropped area and s...
Sileshi, Z.
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Tsegahun, A.
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Yami, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Status of livestock research and Development in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Status of livestock research and Development in the highlands of Ethiopia
Recently, the applications of early warning programs in Africa have received support from international organizations. The Famine Early Warning System and the Crisis Mitigation Project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is specifically targeted to address the plight...
Sileshi, Z.
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Kumsa, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Osuji, P.O.
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["The distributions of heartwater and Amblyomma ticks in Zimbabwe"]
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"The distributions of heartwater and Amblyomma ticks in Zimbabwe"
A diagnostic survey of the general livestock production system was conducted in three associations of the Awassa Woreda from June 1997 up to May. 1998. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used in the selection of the 3 peasant associations and 30 farmers per peasant associations, in res...
Alemayehu, Y.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Kurtu, M.Y.
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[The livestock production systems in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda]
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The livestock production systems in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda
The influence of man and his domestic animals has profoundly altered both the ecology and landscape of the Ethiopian highlands. Ecological degradation is one of the main challenges in this region. This paper highlights the state of the resource base, R&D investments and the scope to improve lives...
Sileshi, Z.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Challenges and opportunities for livestock Development in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Challenges and opportunities for livestock Development in the highlands of Ethiopia
Tegegne, Azage
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Franceschini, R.
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[Evaluation of luteolysis and oestrous synchronization using a prostaglandin analog (Prosolvin) in Boran x Friesian crossbred heifers]
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Evaluation of luteolysis and oestrous synchronization using a prostaglandin analog (Prosolvin) in Boran x Friesian crossbred heifers