In an examination of the productivity of goats and sheep on a Maasai group ranch in Kenya, estimated least-squares means for pre-weaning mortality were 28.6% for goats and 32.1% for sheep. Three productivity indices based on total live weight of young produced per female per year, per kg female p...
Wilson, R.T.
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Peacock, C.P.
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Sayers, A.R.
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[Pre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Maasai group ranch in south-central Kenya]
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Pre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Maasai group ranch in south-central Kenya
Mainuddin, M.
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Kirby, J.M.
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[Agricultural productivity in the lower Mekong basin: Trends and future prospects for food security]
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Agricultural productivity in the lower Mekong basin: Trends and future prospects for food security
Payments for Environmental Services (PES) is gaining recognition worldwide as a serious option for conservation of ecosystems, as well as potentially improving the livelihoods of people providing environmental services. However, little attention has been paid to research on views of local people ...
Petheram L
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Listening to locals on payments for environmental services]
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Listening to locals on payments for environmental services
Thirty Maradi (Red Sokoto) does were divided into three equal groups and followed during the first eight weeks of lactation. Each group was offered one of the following Schizachyrium exile based diets: untreated straw (UNTS), urea-treated straw (UTS), and untreated straw + 400 g of cotton seed (U...
Djibrillou, O.A.
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Pandey, V.S
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Gouro, S.A.
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Verhulst, A.
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[Effect of urea-treated or untreated straw with cotton seed on performances of lactating Maradi (Red Sokoto) goats in Niger]
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Effect of urea-treated or untreated straw with cotton seed on performances of lactating Maradi (Red Sokoto) goats in Niger
Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Yencho, G.C.
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Gibson, R.W.
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Moyer, J.W.
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[Methodology for inoculating sweetpotato virus disease: Discovery of tip dieback, and plant recovery and reversion in different clones]
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Methodology for inoculating sweetpotato virus disease: Discovery of tip dieback, and plant recovery and reversion in different clones
The recent FAO/UNEP consultation on Animal genetic resources conservation and management stressed the importance of indigenous, adapted breeds of cattle. Relatively little is known of the indigenous cattle breeds of Ethiopia. This article, in describing the breeds and their environmental backgrou...
Namanda, S.
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Amour, R.
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Gibson, R.W.
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[The Triple S Method of producing sweet potato planting material for areas in Africa with long dry seasons.]
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The Triple S Method of producing sweet potato planting material for areas in Africa with long dry seasons.
The blood values of the German Brown, N'Dama and their three-quarter, half and quarter hybrids were studied to ascertain the effects of crossbreeding on haematological parameters. The red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) counts and packed cell volume percentage (PCV) were significantly...
Amakiri, S.F.
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Ngere, L.O.
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Olusanya, S.K.
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Ikede, B.O.
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[Crossbreeding of exotic and indigenous cattle in Nigeria. Haematological correlates]
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Crossbreeding of exotic and indigenous cattle in Nigeria. Haematological correlates
Comparative studies on two types of East African zebu (Bos indicus) Boran cattle, on a beef ranch in Kenya, have indicated that a Boran type bred by the Orma tribe has a superior response to tsetse fly challenge. The Orma Boran when compared with an improved Boran was found to have lower trypanos...