In semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa as in many dryland areas, livestock are an integral part of the farming systems. Livestock offer opportunities for risk coping, farm diversification and intensification and provide significant livelihood benefits to the poor. The ability of livestock systems to con...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Trends and prospects for livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trends and prospects for livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa
Reports the prevalence, species and intensity of trypanosome infections over a 3 year period for N'Dama cattle managed on Mushie Ranch, Zaire. Presents the effects of the trypanosome infections on blood packed cell volume reproductive performance and liveweights.
Mulungo, M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Feron, A.
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Itty, P.
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Maehl, H.M.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Paling, R.W.
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Rarieya, J.M.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Trypanosomiasis in N'Dama cattle in Zaire and its effects on their health and production]
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Trypanosomiasis in N'Dama cattle in Zaire and its effects on their health and production
Doyle, J.J.
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[What kind of animal health strategies for different agricultural production system]
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What kind of animal health strategies for different agricultural production system
The domestic buffalo occupies an important place amongst the domestic animals of the tropics as a provider of dairy produce, beef and draught power. As dairy animal under a small scale buffalo operation in India, the buffalo has a milk yield of 1000-1500 liters (1030-1545 kg) in about 200 days of...
Taye, T.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Would introducing the domestic buffalo into Ethiopia be worthwhile?]
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Would introducing the domestic buffalo into Ethiopia be worthwhile?
Dione, Michel M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Mayega, L.
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Kawuma, Brian
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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[Engaging with partners in R4D to enhance animal health in smallholder pig value chain in Uganda]
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Engaging with partners in R4D to enhance animal health in smallholder pig value chain in Uganda
A total of 146 Menz and Horro lambs of both sexes were serially slaughtered and dissected at 5 different stages of growth (i.e. at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age) to define the pattern of growth and partitioning of fat among body depots of indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breeds. The GL...
Negussie, E.
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Rottmann, O.J.
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Pirchner, F.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Allometric growth coefficients and partitioning of fat depots in indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breds]
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Allometric growth coefficients and partitioning of fat depots in indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breds
Animal diseases cause significant economic losses to the livestock sub-sector in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). To minimize these losses, SSA governments have allocated over 70% of total livestock services budgets to disease control and other animal health services. Declining state budgets, however, ...
Tambi, N.E.
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Maina, W.O.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[An analysis of the impact of public animal health expenditures on the performance of the livestock sub-sector in Kenya]
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An analysis of the impact of public animal health expenditures on the performance of the livestock sub-sector in Kenya
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - based analysis of livestock population dynamics in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) and the International Livestock Re...
Tulachan, P.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities]
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An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities