This study documents indigenous knowledge of
breeds of cattle, sheep and goats in southwestern Niger, and includes both pastoralists and agropastoralists. Our study included sheep and goats in view of the increasing importance of small ruminants in livestock production systems in the Sahel since ...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Kango, M.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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[Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in Southwestern Niger]
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Herders' perceptions on ruminant livestock breeds and breeding management in Southwestern Niger
Kenya is recognized among developing countries for its success in integrating dairy into smallholder farming systems, particularly in the highland areas. The major determinants of this success were colonial history, its favourable agroecology and supportive agricultural policies, and the importan...
Bebe, B.O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Development of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands]
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Development of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands
A survey was conducted from February to June of 1997 among livestock herders in two villages of Niger, Kodey and Toukounous, on their perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing. Cattle and sheep were the species that were taken out for night grazing by the herders. Small herd size an...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Keulen, H. van
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[Herders' perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing in the Sahel: Case studies from Niger]
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Herders' perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing in the Sahel: Case studies from Niger
Sixty-four Azawak male weaned calves were allotted to eight treatments (T) in two trials to study the effect of timing (day or day-and-night) and duration of grazing on diet selection, faecal output, eating time, forage intake and weight changes. Grazing time during the day was 6 h for T 1, 2 and...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Keulen, H. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Chanono, M.
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[Effect of timing and duration of grazing of growing cattle in the West African Sahel on diet selection, faecal output, eating time, forage intake and live-weight changes and nutrition and performance of cattle]
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Effect of timing and duration of grazing of growing cattle in the West African Sahel on diet selection, faecal output, eating time, forage intake and live-weight changes and nutrition and performance of cattle
Sxity-four Azawak male calves were used to study the effect of nocturnal grazing (NG) and supplementation (S) in the dry season on forage and water intake, faecal output, eating time and weight changes of cattle in the Sahel. Treatments were factorial combinations of four levels of NG (0, 2, 4 an...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Keulen, H. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Chanono, M.
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[Effect of nocturnal grazing and supplementation on diet selection, eating time, forage intake and weight changes of cattle]
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Effect of nocturnal grazing and supplementation on diet selection, eating time, forage intake and weight changes of cattle
This paper describes, for smallholder dairying in the central highlands of Kenya, the sources of foundation stock, farmers’ breed preferences and breeding practices for the major dairy breeds. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional characterization study of smallholder dairy systems in the cen...
Bebe, B.O.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Mulinge, W.
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[Breed preferences and breeding practices in smallholder dairy systems of the central highlands of Kenya]
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Breed preferences and breeding practices in smallholder dairy systems of the central highlands of Kenya
The objectives of this study were to explore the possibilities for improving the breeding practices and developing policies in support of smallholder dairy producers in the central highlands of Kenya through analysing current disposal and replacement practices. Data were obtained from a cross-sec...
Forage intake and feeding behaviour of cattle grazing during day and/or night was studied in Sadore between February and May (late dry season) 1995 and, in Toukounous, Niger, between July 1995 and May 1996, covering wet (WS), early dry (EDS) and late dry (LDS) seasons. In Sadore, 24 steers grazed...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Fernández Rivera, A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Keulen, H. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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[Forage intake and feeding behaviour of day and/or night grazing cattle in sahelian rangelands]
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Forage intake and feeding behaviour of day and/or night grazing cattle in sahelian rangelands
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an acknowledged method to assess the contribution of livestock production to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Most LCA studies so far allocate GHG emissions of livestock to marketable outputs. Smallholder systems, however, provide several products and services beside...
Weiler, V.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Viets, T.
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Crane, Todd A.
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Boer, Imke J.M. de
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[Handling multi-functionality of livestock in a life cycle assessment: The case of smallholder dairying in Kenya]
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Handling multi-functionality of livestock in a life cycle assessment: The case of smallholder dairying in Kenya
Livestock is an essential component of smallholder farming systems in the East African highlands. The ‘One cow per poor family’ programme was initiated in Rwanda as part of a poverty alleviation strategy, aiming to increase the livestock population. A four month-study was conducted in Umurera vil...
Klapwijk, L.C.
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Bucagu, C.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Munyanziza, E.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[The ‘One cow per poor family’ programme: Current and potential fodder availability within smallholder farming systems in southwest Rwanda]
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The ‘One cow per poor family’ programme: Current and potential fodder availability within smallholder farming systems in southwest Rwanda