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This report highlights ILCA's work in the past, and discusses current activities and future plans with particular reference to mixed crop-livestock systems, market-oriented smallholder dairying, conservation of biodiversity, biological efficiency of livestock, livestock production under trypanoso...


International Livestock Centre for Africa[ILCA 1993/94: Annual report and programme highlights]ILCA 1993/94: Annual report and programme highlights

This annual report and programme highlights presents highlights of ILCA's work in 1992 under the seven programme themes in the medium-term plan for 1994-1998. The highlight for the theme mixed crop-livestock systems focuses on ILCA's work on nutrient cycling in mixed crop-livestock systems in the...


International Livestock Centre for Africa[ILCA 1992: annual report and programme highlights]ILCA 1992: annual report and programme highlights
Autor: Baker, R.L.

Disease is one of the most important biological constraints to small ruminant production in the many different agroclimatic zones of Africa. Loss of production, high levels of mortality and the cost of drugs are some of the major concerns. Current control strategies include vaccination, medicatio...


Baker, R.L.[Genetics of disease resistance in small ruminants in Africa]Genetics of disease resistance in small ruminants in Africa

Presents the Orma Boran field observations carried out under tsetse fly challenge on Galana ranch in Kenya since 1980. Their response to trypanosomiasis has been compared to that of the ranch bred Kenya (Galana) Boran. The mean monthly prevalence of trypanosomiasis observed in Orma steers over fi...


Dolan, R.B.Alushula, H.Munga, L.Mutugi, M.Mwendia, C.Okech, G.Sayer, P.D.Stevenson, P.G.W.Baker, R.L.Magadi, M.[The Orma Boran - ten years of field observations]The Orma Boran - ten years of field observations

Investigates the time of appearance and the persistence of antibodies in N'Dama cattle bitten by infected tsetse flies under controlled conditions, the serology of village animals exposed to natural trypanosomiasis risk and the time of appearance and duration of anti-trypanosomal antibodies throu...


Dwinger, R.H.Grieve, A.S.Jeannin, P.Agyemang, K.Faye, J.[Anti-trypanosomal antibodies in sequentially collected sera of N'Dama cattle under natural trypanosomiasis risk in The Gambia]Anti-trypanosomal antibodies in sequentially collected sera of N'Dama cattle under natural trypanosomiasis risk in The Gambia

Summarises the work that ILCA is doing to assemble what information is available on livestock breeds and breeding in sub-Saharan Africa.


Brumby, P.J.Trail, J.C.M.[Animal breeding and productivity studies in Africa]Animal breeding and productivity studies in Africa

Trypanocidal treatments remain the most widespread method used for the control of African animal trypanosomosis (AAT). However increasing resistance affects the sustainability of this strategy. In general, resistance can be directly attributed to biological factors but it is recognized that insti...


Ouédraogo, D.Kamuanga, M.Savadogo, K.McDermott, John J.Randolph, Thomas F.Diarra, B.Woitag, T.Clausen, P.H.[Facteurs institutionnels et developpement de la resistance aux trypanocides dans la zone cotonniere en Afrique de l'Ouest: Evidence empirique dans la province du kenedougou au Burkina faso]Facteurs institutionnels et developpement de la resistance aux trypanocides dans la zone cotonniere en Afrique de l'Ouest: Evidence empirique dans la province du kenedougou au Burkina faso

Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing were used to identify villages at high risk for sleeping sickness, as defined by reported incidence. Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) satellite data were classified to obtain a map of land cover, and the Normalised Difference Vegetatio...


Odiit, M.Bessell, P.R.Fèvre, Eric M.Robinson, Timothy P.Kinoti, J.Coleman, P.G.Welburn, S.C.McDermott, John J.Woolhouse, Mark E.J.[Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda]Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda

Reports the prevalence species and intensity of trypanosome parasitaenia (1986-1987) for N'Dama cattle managed in village herds inforest and plateau areas of Idiofa, Zaire, Examines tsese challenge & its relationshipto trypanosome prevalence. Reports the duration of infection, pattern of parasita...


Ngamuna, S.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.Itty, P.Leak, S.G.A.Maehl, J.H.H.Minengu, M.Nagda, S.M.Paling, R.W.Rarieya, J.M.Thorpe, W.R.Trail, J.C.M.[Trypanosomiasis in N'Dama cattle under village management in Zaire]Trypanosomiasis in N'Dama cattle under village management in Zaire
Kouadio, T.Kamuanga, M.Swallow, B.M.Ferminow, M.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.[Demand for trypanotolerant cattle and their traits: Evidence from southern Burkina Faso. Poster]Demand for trypanotolerant cattle and their traits: Evidence from southern Burkina Faso. Poster

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