In Ethiopia, the agricultural sector is a cornerstone of the economic and social life. The sector employs 80-85 per cent of the population and contributes 40 per cent to total GDP. Smallholder farmers dominate the agricultural sector. The highlands hold about 95 per cent of the cropped area and s...
Sileshi, Z.
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Tsegahun, A.
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Yami, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Status of livestock research and Development in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Status of livestock research and Development in the highlands of Ethiopia
There have been numerous Reports of resistance to anthelmintics in Southeast Asia, from Malaysia (Rahman, 1994), Thailand (Kochapakdee et al., 1995) and Indonesia (Dorny et al., 1995). In the Philippines, benzimidazole resistance in a field population of Haemonchus contortus from sheep has been d...
Makun, H.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Agyemang, K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Alawa, J.P.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[Response of growing sheep to maize stover supplemented with urea-malaise block meal or agroindustrial by products]
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Response of growing sheep to maize stover supplemented with urea-malaise block meal or agroindustrial by products
Wilson, R.T.
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[Reproductive performance of African indigenous small ruminants under research station and traditional management]
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Reproductive performance of African indigenous small ruminants under research station and traditional management
The importance of small ruminants as valuable renewable resources in the world in general and Africa in particular, is briefly reviewed. Opportunities for increasing their productivity and contribution to the national and/or household income are considerable. Research and Development programmes i...
This chapter investigates the options for improving the performance of small ruminants interms of their contribution to household incomes. The characteristics of the existing production system are first sketched in order to identify the resource requirements and constraints of the system. Based o...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Scope for improvement of small ruminant production in the Sahel]
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Scope for improvement of small ruminant production in the Sahel
Sheep and goats are a major source of income (cash) and food protein for rural farmers in most part of the tropics. In spite of the numerical importance of small ruminants in Ethiopia, their productivity is still low due to poor management, diseases and indaequate nutrition. Direct and indirect l...
Tembely, S.
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[Small ruminant production in Ethiopia: Prospects for improving productivity]
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Small ruminant production in Ethiopia: Prospects for improving productivity
The farming systems and particularly the livestock sub-systems of the coastal subhumid zone of Kenya are described by ILCA in collaboration with Kenya agricultural Research Institute (KARI) & Minstry of Livestock Development. Reports for sample area in Kilifi District indicates that while less th...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Nyambaka, R.
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Chabari, F.
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Maki, M. Ole
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Rugema, E.
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[Small ruminants in the farming systems of coastal Kenya]
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Small ruminants in the farming systems of coastal Kenya
Howard, C.J.
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Morrison, W. Ivan
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Bensaid, A.
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Davis, W.
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Eskra, L.
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Gerdes, J.
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Hadam, M.
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Hurley, D.
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Leibold, W.
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Letesson, J.J.
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MacHugh, Niall D.
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Naessens, Jan
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O'Reilly, K.O.
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Parsons, K.R.
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Schlote, P.
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Sopp, P.
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Splitter, G.
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Wilson, R.
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[Summary of workshop findings for leukocyte antigens of cattle]
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Summary of workshop findings for leukocyte antigens of cattle