A cross-sectional stratified random sample survey of 1755 households in the Kenya highlands was conducted between June 1996 and April 1998 to quantify cattle population dynamics in smallholder herds. The free-, semi-zero- and zero-grazing systems practised represented increasing levels of intensi...
Bebe, B.O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: cattle population dynamics under increasing intensification]
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Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: cattle population dynamics under increasing intensification
Liberalisation in the dairy industry in Kenya is currently under way in several forms. The urban milk market monopoly of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries has been lifted. Clinical veterinary and artificial insemination (AI) services are no longer publicly supported in many areas. Private sector ...
Owango, M.O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation]
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Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation
A stratified random sample, cross-sectional survey of 1755 households in the Kenya highlands was conducted between June 1996 and April 1998 to evaluate the rationale underlying smallholders’ breeding decisions. Additional data were collected in a follow-up survey of 50 households sub-sampled from...
Bebe, B.O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: breed preferences and breeding practices]
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Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: breed preferences and breeding practices