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Autor: Payne, W.J.A.

This new edition appears 30 years after the 1st edition. It is divided into three parts. The first covers basic principles, which includes effect of climate, maintenance of health, nutrition and feeding, reproduction and breeding. The second part is divided into ten chapters, discussing various a...


Payne, W.J.A.[World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds]World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds
Autor: Maule, J.P.

The book describes most of the breeds of cattle, over 300 in the tropics. It sets out a simple classification of the main types, zebu, Sanga, humpless and crosses between them and gives a short description of each. This is followed by an account of development of some of the tropically adapted br...


Maule, J.P.[Effects of Ivermectin on packed cell volume of goats when used to treat lice infestation]Effects of Ivermectin on packed cell volume of goats when used to treat lice infestation
Autor: Trail, J.C.M.

Describes the productive performance of main cattle groups in Africa in relation to the ecological zones of the region. Contributions of past research work in breed evaluation and breed characterization studies that highlight the value of such work for each of the three major indigenous cattle gr...


Trail, J.C.M.[Productivity of representative breeds of important cattle groups in Africa]Productivity of representative breeds of important cattle groups in Africa

Goats constitute a major potential resource in the humid tropical environment where they are more numerous than the sheep and cattle. The West African Dwarf goat is adapted to the hot and humid environment where it is used as a source of meat. Unfortunately, under the traditional management syste...


Ademosun, A.A.[Appropriate management systems for the West African Dwarf goat in humid Tropics]Appropriate management systems for the West African Dwarf goat in humid Tropics

The effects of trypanosome infection and of other factors on parturition interval were evaluated using records for parturitions, which occurred between January 1984 and December 1986 at the Network sites of Avetonu, Boundiali and Mushie. For Mushie some intervals, calculated using parturitions oc...


Thorpe, W.R.Coulibaly, L.Defly, A.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.Feron, A.Grundler, G.Hecker, P.Itty, P.Maehl, J.H.H.Mawuena, K.Morkramer, G.Mulungo, M.Nagda, S.M.Paling, R.W.Pelo, M.Rarieya, J.M.Schuetterle, A.Trail, J.C.M.[Factors influencing reproductive performance in a range of network situations]Factors influencing reproductive performance in a range of network situations
Reategui del Aguila, KLoker, WMVera, Raúl R.Seré Rabé, CarlosVásquez, M.Clavo Peralta, ZMAra Gomez, MAHernández, E.[Establecimiento manejo y producción de pasturas solas y asociadas con vacas de doble propósito en fincas con suelos ácidos del trópico húmedo]Establecimiento manejo y producción de pasturas solas y asociadas con vacas de doble propósito en fincas con suelos ácidos del trópico húmedo

Topsoil (0–15 cm) bulk density, aggregate stability, soil dispersibility, water retention and infiltration were measured between 1989 and 1996 on an Alfisol under rehabilitation in southwestern Nigeria. The planted leguminous species were Pueraria phaseoloides, Senna siamea, Leucaena leucocephala...


Salako, F.Hauser, S.Babalola, O.Tian, G.[Improvement of the physical fertility of a degraded Alfisol with planted and natural fallows under humid tropical conditions]Improvement of the physical fertility of a degraded Alfisol with planted and natural fallows under humid tropical conditions

Deforestation in the humid tropics poses an increasing threat to natural forests and future timber supplies. Smallholder slash and burn farming and timber extraction are the major causes of deforestation in the Congo basin. Therefore, the feasibility of an alternative to slash and burn, the combi...


Norgrove, L.Hauser, S.[Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon]Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon

Earthworms can have positive effects upon crop growth in the tropics. If soils are to be managed sustainably, then more attention should be paid to the effects of cultivation and cropping practices upon earthworms. When forest vegetation is cleared, slashed, burned and land is tilled and cultivat...


Norgrove, L.Csuzdi, C.Hauser, S.[Effects of cropping and tree density on earthworm community composition and densities in central Cameroon]Effects of cropping and tree density on earthworm community composition and densities in central Cameroon

CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics[Annual Report 2015: CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics]Annual Report 2015: CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics

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