Discusses the beginnings & developments of light aircraft survey approaches in Eastern Africa and elsewhere for animal census, habitat & ecological data collecting; mentioning techniques being currently developed & applied to situations & zones of the world, and the need for a standardized survey...
Discusses procedures, equipment requirements and yield expectations of two simple methods of making Queso Blanco or Halloumi cheese from cows' milk suitable for a small scale operation.
Trials were conducted to test methods of intercropping annual Ethiopian clovers, Trifolium spp, with wheat. Several different clover varieties, sowing methods, plant spacings, planting dates and rates of phosphorus application were compared. The results indicated that the intercropping of Ethiopi...
Little, D.A.
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[The influence of sodium supplementation on the voluntary intake and digestibility of low-sodium Setaria sphacelata Nandi by cattle]
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The influence of sodium supplementation on the voluntary intake and digestibility of low-sodium Setaria sphacelata Nandi by cattle
Presents a summary and comparison of the demographic and production characteristics of five livestock production units studied by ILCA from 1978 to 1984. Discusses herd structure, calving rates, calf mortality, cow mortality, calf growth, milk production and herd productivity.
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Wilson, R.T.
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[Comparative productivity of indigenous cattle under traditional management in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Comparative productivity of indigenous cattle under traditional management in sub-Saharan Africa
An experiment conducted to assess the nature of nutrient problems with a view to improving the performance of Verano stylo at the ILCA site (Kaduna). Shows the rates of nutrient application, composition and drymatter yields by varying nutrient additions and in two growing seasons. Also shows P an...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Otsyina, R.M.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[Performance of Stylosanthes hamata cVerano as influenced by nutrient changes]
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Performance of Stylosanthes hamata cVerano as influenced by nutrient changes
Henricksen, B.L.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Growing period and drought early warning in Africa using satellite data]
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Growing period and drought early warning in Africa using satellite data
Genetic erosion of domestic animal diversity has placed 30% of the world's breeds at risk of extinction, often as a result of government policy/programmes. Conservation and sustainable development of animal genetic resources (AnGR) require a broad focus that includes the many 'adaptive' breeds th...
Drucker, A.G.
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Gómez, V.
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Anderson, S.
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[The economic valuation of farm animal genetic resources: A survey of available methods]
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The economic valuation of farm animal genetic resources: A survey of available methods
Outlines the measuring rates of feed degradation in the rumen, w. ref. to parameters used in ruminal degradation kinetics; models used for the estimation of ruminal degradation rates; and the application of the information provided by feed degradation rate studies.
Effective oral communication at scientific meeting is a balance between the message and the skill in presentation. One without the other accomplishes little. This module deals with oral presentation skills. This is done through 77 slides and a narrated tape. The slides and narration are printed i...