A trial was conducted to study comparative difference in fattening performance of Arsi highland sheep with and without concentrate at 0.6 kg/day. Group I was supplemented with concentrate at 0.6 kg/day. Group II was not supplemented with concentrate. There were 40 lambs in each group, with almost...
Kurtu, M.Y.
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Ido, D.
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[Fattening Arsi lambs on concentrate supplementation versus grazing]
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Fattening Arsi lambs on concentrate supplementation versus grazing
Reports on observations and trial results on growth and conception rates and milk records of Malawi Zebus (MZ).Data on performance testing of MZ calves, stall feeding and grazing, beef production using MZ steers, conception, growth rates and slaughter statistics of sheep at different research sit...
University of Malawi
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[Annual report of the Department of Agriculture (animal husbandry research), 1966/1967]
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Annual report of the Department of Agriculture (animal husbandry research), 1966/1967
Carbon footprint is a key indicator of the contribution of food production to climate change and its importance is increasing worldwide. Although it has been used as a sustainability index for assessing production systems, it does not take into account many other biophysical environmental dimensi...
Modernel P
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Astigarraga L
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Picasso V
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[Global versus local environmental impacts of grazing and confined beef production systems]
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Global versus local environmental impacts of grazing and confined beef production systems
The paper starts with a description of parasites of small ruminants in the Philippines. It then discusses host-parasite relationships and worm control options; looks into worm control programs; and examines impact of helminths on production. It then discusses anthelmintic plants and biological co...
In West Africa policies for prescribed early fire and livestock grazing in the savanna woodlands are rarely based on long-term experimental studies. The inherently different management characteristics and their effects on the vegetation dynamics make landscape degradation a contentious issue. The...
Savadogo, P.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Effects of grazing intensity and prescribed fire on soil physical and hydrological properties and pasture yield in the savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso]
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Effects of grazing intensity and prescribed fire on soil physical and hydrological properties and pasture yield in the savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso
We discuss the search for optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands. We argue that ‘one size does not fit all’ and that different stocking regimes are appropriate under different conditions. This paper is an attempt to move beyond polarization of the current debate towards a more integr...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gordon, I.J.
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Luckert, M.K.
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Petheram, L.
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[In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all]
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In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all
Livestock manure is an important source of nutrients for crop production in semi-arid West Africa. An assessment of the potential of manure to sustain crop production calls for an estimation of the amounts of manure that could be produced and captured and the feed resources required to maintain l...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Powell, J.M.
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[Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa]
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Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa
Twenty-seven Boran and 37 Boran x Friesian bulls, weaned at six months of age, were allocated to either receive supplementary diet (16 percent crude protein and 10.8 MJ/kg DM energy) during the dry season or to serve as unsupplemented controls until 21 months of age. Body weight measurements were...
Tegegne, Azage
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation]
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Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation
African animal trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease that afflicts livestock across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The disease, primarily transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina spp.), causes morbidity and mortality in several species of livestock. It is particularly important in southern Burkina Fa...
Kamuanga, M.
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Antoine, C.
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Brasselle, A.S.
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Swallow, B.M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Bauer, B.
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[Impacts of tsetse control on migration, livestock production, cropping practices and farmer-herder conflicts in the Mouhoun valley of southern Burkina Faso]
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Impacts of tsetse control on migration, livestock production, cropping practices and farmer-herder conflicts in the Mouhoun valley of southern Burkina Faso