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During storage, cereals and legumes are vulnerable to insects, rodents and fungi which can cause toxins formation, discoloration, damage and/or weight loss of the product. Hermetic bags prevent excessive insect infestation. The effects of hermetic bags for the storage of maize on food loss reduct...
Dijkink, Bert
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Broeze, Jan
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Axmann, Heike
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Vollebregt, Martijntje
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[Hermetic bag for the storage of maize: Economic perspective in different Sub-Saharan African countries, food security and greenhouse gas emissions]
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Hermetic bag for the storage of maize: Economic perspective in different Sub-Saharan African countries, food security and greenhouse gas emissions
A financial analysis was performed to assess the performance of three acaricide-treatment groups of indigenous breeds (Zebu and Nganda) of cattle on a ranch in Luwero District, Uganda. The treatments were based on different frequencies: twice-a-week dipping, once-a-month dipping and no tick contr...
Okello-Onen, J.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Tukahirwa, E.M.
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Musisi, G.
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Bode, E.
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Heinonen, R.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[Financial analysis of dipping strategies for indigenous cattle under ranch conditions in Uganda]
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Financial analysis of dipping strategies for indigenous cattle under ranch conditions in Uganda
The Murang'a District is situated in central Kenya and is a highland area with a high potential for dairy production. This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of smallholder dairy farms by analysing available data and by simulation modelling. Eighteen case farms were selected non-ra...
Schaik, G. van
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Perry, Brian D.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Gitau, G.K.
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Dijkhuizen, A.A.
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[An economic study of smallholder dairy farms in Muranga District, Kenya]
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An economic study of smallholder dairy farms in Muranga District, Kenya
East Coast fever (ECF) is a major constraint limiting livestock production in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa. The infection and treatment method (ITM) has proven effective in research station and field trials. The work described in this paper was to quantify the economic payoffs to case st...
Nyangito, H.O.
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Richardson, J.W.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Mundy, D.S.
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Zimmel, P.
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Namken, J.
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[Whole farm economic evaluation of East Coast fever immunization strategies on farms in the Uasin Gishu District of Kenya]
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Whole farm economic evaluation of East Coast fever immunization strategies on farms in the Uasin Gishu District of Kenya
During a 90-day study in Mali, West Africa, 18 Zebu by Montbeliond calves, age 50 + 23d, weighing 30 + 7 kg, under farmer management, were used to test the profitability of replacing suckled milk by a maize - groundnut cake-rice bran concentrate fed dry. During the first 45d period there were no ...
Ouologuem, B.
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Reese, A.A.
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Traoré, A.
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Debrah, S.K.
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[Profitability of replacing milk with a concentrate for calves of cows requiring calf at foot for milking]
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Profitability of replacing milk with a concentrate for calves of cows requiring calf at foot for milking
Building on the extensive theoretical and empirical work regarding the cost-minimizing properties of economic instruments, this article describes and analyses the Mexican legislation relevant to the treatment/disposal of pig slurry in the state of Yucatan. Using a linear programming model to dete...
Drucker, A.G.
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[Getting incentives right? a comparative analysis of policy instruments for livestock waste pollution abatement in Yucatan, Mexico]
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Getting incentives right? a comparative analysis of policy instruments for livestock waste pollution abatement in Yucatan, Mexico
The potential of 3-year-old grazed pastures of Stylosanthes hamata, Chamaecrista rotundifolia and Centrosema pascuorum to contribute to subsequent maize production was investigated in subhumid Nigeria in 1993. All three legume pastures had the ability to give better maize grain yields than native...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peters, Michael
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[The potential contribution of selected forage legume pastures to cereal production in crop-livestock farming systems]
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The potential contribution of selected forage legume pastures to cereal production in crop-livestock farming systems
Conventional productivity evaluation criteria are inadequate to evaluate subsistence livestock production, because: (1) they fail to capture non-marketable benefits of the livestock; and (2) the core concept of a single limiting input is inappropriate to subsistence production, as multiple limiti...
Ayalew, W.
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King, J.M.
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Bruns, E.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Economic evaluation of smallholder subsistence livestock production: Lessons from an Ethiopian goat development program]
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Economic evaluation of smallholder subsistence livestock production: Lessons from an Ethiopian goat development program
Land degradation is one of the major problems related to low productivity in Ethiopia. Vertisols are potential agricultural lands but are underutilized due to waterlogging during the rainy season and are prone to soil erosion due to the traditional practices of planting crops at the end of the ra...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed Saleem, M.A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia