Presents results of trials conducted by ILCAs' subhumid zone team on dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa. Discusses fodder bank development for pastoralists, constraints to fodder bank development, pastoralists' adoption and percept...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Suleiman, H.
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[Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone]
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Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
Discusses use of mathematical modelling as a research tool to evaluate alternative practices, illustrating its application in beef cattle production systems in Botswana, with a description of data inputs, model utilized & simulations carried out. Compares actual & simulated values and examines ef...
Cartwright, T.C.
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Anderson, F.M.
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Buck, N.G.
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Nelsen, T.C.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Pratchett, D.
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Sanders, J.
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Astle, W.
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Light, D.E.
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Rennie, T.W.
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Rose, T.J.
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Shorrock, C.
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[Systems modelling in cattle production - an application in Botswana]
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Systems modelling in cattle production - an application in Botswana
Records from 1577 cows borm from 1973 to 1983 on a ranch in lowland Kenya were analyzed for age at first calving, lactation length, lactational milk yield, calving interval, annual milk yield, and, for cows born from 1973 to 1979, number of calvings, productive lifetime in the herd, and lifetime ...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Morris, C.A.
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Kang'ethe, P.
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[Crossbreeding of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, and Sahiwal cattle for annual and lifetime milk yield in the lowland tropics of Kenya]
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Crossbreeding of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, and Sahiwal cattle for annual and lifetime milk yield in the lowland tropics of Kenya
Presents energy budgets and estimates of forage intake requirements developed for adult camels, cattle, sheep and goats managed by nomads of the arid Turkana district of north - western Kenya. Includes data on livestock activity patterns, diet quality, weight changes and milk yields with literatu...
Coppock, D.L.
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Swift, D.M.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Galvin, K.A.
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[Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem]
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Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem
Fritsch, G.
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Nelson, R.T.
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Muiya, P.
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Naessens, Jan
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Black, S.J.
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[Characterization of bovine haemopoietic progenitor cells using monoclonal antibodies and fluorocytometry]
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Characterization of bovine haemopoietic progenitor cells using monoclonal antibodies and fluorocytometry
Shitakha, V.M.
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Nantulya, V.M.
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Musoke, A.J.
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Ramasamy, R.
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Buscher, G.
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[Complement activation and fibrinolysis during infection with Theileria parva (East Coast fever) in cattle]
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Complement activation and fibrinolysis during infection with Theileria parva (East Coast fever) in cattle
Relationships were evaluated between trypanosome infection as measured by antigen detection enzyme immunoassays (antigen ELISA), anaemia as determined by average packed red cell volume (PCV), and animal performance as assessed by daily weight gain in 99 N'Dama cattle in Gabon exposed to natural t...
Trail, J.C.M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Viviani, P.
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Yangari, G.
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Nantulya, V.M.
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[Relationships between trypanosome infection measured by antigen detection enzyme immunoassays, anaemia and growth in trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle]
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Relationships between trypanosome infection measured by antigen detection enzyme immunoassays, anaemia and growth in trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle
The review discusses the current field status of human and bovine trypanosomiases, and focuses on the molecular basis of innate and acquired control of African trypanosomes in people, cattle and Cape buffalo