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Autor: Peacock, C.P.

Describes the traditional grazing organisation of Maasai pastoralists inhabiting a newly formed group ranch in the Kajiado district of Kenya, Summarises livestock movements and land use practices. Shows cattle herd distribution in 1982 and 1983


Peacock, C.P.[Herd movement on a Maasai group ranch in relation to traditional organisation and livestock development]Herd movement on a Maasai group ranch in relation to traditional organisation and livestock development

Underlines the importance of adaptive research in ensuring the relevance of extension advice; the potential for the use of a broader range of communication methods within the formal extension system; and the need for extension agents to be accountable to the communities which they serve


Francis, P.A.Rawlins-Branan, M.J.[The extension system and small-scale farmers: A case study from northern Zambia]The extension system and small-scale farmers: A case study from northern Zambia

Discusses the effets of maximum and minimum temperature, maximum and minimum relative humidity, rainfall and daylength on the timing of parturition and on litter size in traditionally managed goats and sheep in central Mali.


Wilson, R.T.Sayers, A.R.[Livestock production in central Mali: Effects of climatic variables on the period of birth and on litter size in traditionally managed goats and sheep]Livestock production in central Mali: Effects of climatic variables on the period of birth and on litter size in traditionally managed goats and sheep

Examines the position of agriculture in federal and state governments' budgets, and reviews the role of the private sector in Nigeria agriculture, w. ref. to the need to revamp the economy, w. recommendations on the integration of the local governments into the process of planning and implementat...


Famoriyo, S.Ingawa, S.A.[Administration of government budgets and the private sector in Nigerian agriculture]Administration of government budgets and the private sector in Nigerian agriculture

Examines the role of baseline surveys and of farmers in farming systems research and in technology design, using the experience of ILCA's Humid Zone Programme; also examines the potential of farming systems research teams working in specific locations to provide guidelines for the development of ...


Okali, C.Sumberg, J.E.[Examining divergent strategies in farming systems research]Examining divergent strategies in farming systems research
Innes, E.A.Brown, C.G.D.Spooner, R.L.[Comparative immunobiology of Theileria annulata and Theileria parva]Comparative immunobiology of Theileria annulata and Theileria parva

A whole farm simulation model, Technology Impact Evaluation System (TIES), was used to assess ex-ante financial and economic impacts of immunization of dairy cattle against East Coast fever (ECF) by the infection and treatment method (ITM) on smallholder farms from two sites in Kenya. Four altern...


Nyangito, H.O.Richardson, J.W.Mundy, D.S.Mukhebi, A.W.Zimmel, P.Namken, J.[Economic impacts of East Coast fever immunization on smallholder farms, Kenya: A simulation analysis]Economic impacts of East Coast fever immunization on smallholder farms, Kenya: A simulation analysis
Autor: Jabbar, M.A.

A survey of two rural markets in southwest Nigeria over 14 months showed that supplies, sales and prices of sheep and goats varied widely during the period with a sharp peak during the Muslim festival of Eid-el-Kabir and a smaller peak during the Christmas-New Year period. Local West African Dwar...


Jabbar, M.A.[Buyer preferences for sheep and goats in southern Nigeria: A hedonic price analysis]Buyer preferences for sheep and goats in southern Nigeria: A hedonic price analysis

In order to characterise the dairy production systems as well as the productive and reproductive performance of dairy cows in the study area, a total of 256 and 54 dairy farms were used for survey and monitoring data collection, respectively. Based on breed, land size, feed and market accessibili...


Alemayehu, Y.A.Wurzinger, MariaTegegne, AzageZollitsch, W.[Performance and limitation of two dairy production systems in the North western Ethiopian highlands]Performance and limitation of two dairy production systems in the North western Ethiopian highlands

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