Reports on a study carried out by ILCA in Kenya, on the Maasai pastoral system with ref. to providing milk primarily for calves & secondly for human subsistence. Notes the systems better level of productivity as compared to other pastoral systems in Africa due to its low calf mortality, better ca...
Semenye, P.P.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[Milk for calves or man in a Maasai pastoral system in East Africa]
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Milk for calves or man in a Maasai pastoral system in East Africa
Reviews past research efforts that have focussed on milk marketing and consumption in Coast Province, Kenya, with particular reference to the marketing systems and the marketing and pricing policies for milk and milk products, and the supply and demand of these commodities; discusses the current ...
Mullins, G.R.
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[Overview of past studies in milk marketing and consumption in Coast Province]
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Overview of past studies in milk marketing and consumption in Coast Province
This paper discusses the potential impacts of the formation of milk groups on farm households that participate by selling milk, and develops a conceptual framework for assessing those impacts. It then explores the financial and technical performance of four milk groups formed prior to 1997, and t...
Nicholson, C.
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Gebru, G.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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[Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance]
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Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance
This paper discusses the importance of smallholder dairy marketing cooperatives as a strategy to promote the dairy sub sector based on the lessons learned from the Anand pattern of dairy cooperative movement, which was later replicated throughout India. Apart from the history in India, this paper...
Mekete, B.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Promotion of dairy marketing using farmers' cooperatives: Lessons from India]
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Promotion of dairy marketing using farmers' cooperatives: Lessons from India
Ethiopia has the largest cattle population (30 million) of any country in Africa. There are about 3.7 milking cows with an average yield of about 210 kg per annum. Comparative data for other African countries is provided. Milk utilisation by rural milk producers is centred around the processing o...
O'Connor, C.B.
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[Smallholder and village milk processing in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Smallholder and village milk processing in the highlands of Ethiopia
Population pressures will expand and intensify African agriculture. By 2025, the sub-Saharan African population will exceed 1290 million, a 260 percent increase in the next three decades, and 54 percent of Africans will be living in urban environments largely dependent on others for food producti...
Discusses types & productivity of indigenous African small ruminants. Presents data on varieties & productivity of sheep & goat in semi-arid Africa and in different countries, management objectives related to sheep flock structures, weight for age for intensively fed compared with range fed sheep...
Cortés, I.
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Joaquín, N.Y.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Estudio técnico socio-económico de la ganadería de leche y doble propósito en las provincias de Sara e Ichilo]
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Estudio técnico socio-económico de la ganadería de leche y doble propósito en las provincias de Sara e Ichilo
Food safety standards require monitoring from production-to-consumption. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) process, recommended by FAO/WHO, is now a widely accepted methodology in risk analysis for industrially processed foods. HACCP identifies the points in a process that are h...
Mwangi, A.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Mbugua, S.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Application of HACCP to improve the safety of informally marketed raw milk in Kenya]
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Application of HACCP to improve the safety of informally marketed raw milk in Kenya
The effect. of genotype (50% 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) were examined using 38 Boran x Friesians crossbred calves (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves were offered supplement diet (180 g/kg CP and 100g/kg roughage) and were weaned until their...
Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age]
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Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age