In alley farming, crop response to mulching is the most important determinant of whether or not the use of prunings for feeding animals is economic. The aim of this paper is to use some recent agronomic and animal nutrition trial data to reassess whether it is economic to add small ruminants to a...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Cobbina, J.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria]
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Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
The objectives of this study were to investigate the use of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) of fecal samples for predicting the percentage of mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssvaseyana (Rydb) Beetle) in sheep diets and to quantify the limitations of using NIRS of fecal sampl...
The study was conducted to assess the growth performance of lambs under village management condition in Jimma, Ethiopia from 1995 to 1997. The overall mean body weight at birth, at weaning (180 days) and up to a year (360 days) was recorded to be 2.45, 18.8 and 25.4 kg, respectively. The overall...
Bela, B.
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Haile, Aynalem
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[Factors affecting growth performance of sheep under village management conditions in the south western part of Ethiopia]
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Factors affecting growth performance of sheep under village management conditions in the south western part of Ethiopia
Getachew, T.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Tibbo, Markos
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Sharma, A.K.
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Kifle, A.
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Terefe, E.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Sölkner, J.
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[Morphological characters and body weight of Menz and Afar sheep within their production system]
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Morphological characters and body weight of Menz and Afar sheep within their production system
To determine the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships among Chinese sheep, 10 indigenous breeds and one introduced breed were genotyped for 19 microsatellite loci. The mean number of alleles per breed ranged from 5.44 (Guide Black Fur sheep) to 9.13 (Ujumqin sheep and Hulunbeier sheep...
The genetic variation in 10 indigenous Caucasian sheep breeds was studied with 14 micro-satellite loci in order to determine the genetic diversity among and between the breeds. Five breeds from Asia, five breeds from Europe and one breed from Africa, were included in order to study any relationsh...
Describes the seasonal pattern of nematode faecal egg counts of sheep slaughtered at the Addis Ababa abattoir from July 1985 to June 1986. Presents data on strongyle and trichostrongyle faecal egg counts. Suggests possible strategic measures for th econtrol of gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep ...
Bekele, T.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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[Seasonal changes in nematode faecal egg counts of sheep in Ethiopia]
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Seasonal changes in nematode faecal egg counts of sheep in Ethiopia
Data collected at the livestock research centres, Malya and West Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, to determine the effects of genotype and environment on birth weight, weaning weight and weight at 24, 48, and 72 weeks of age were analysed. Records on the birth weight (n = 6207), weaning weight (n = 4444), ...
Sendalo, D.S.C.
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Das, S.M.
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Mtenga, L.A.
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[Growth and reproduction performance of Blackhead Persian sheep in Tanzania]
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Growth and reproduction performance of Blackhead Persian sheep in Tanzania
Evaluates alley farming models with small ruminants based on field and experimental data from southwest Nigeria, and compares them to basic alley cropping and to fallow systems. Describes the basic fallow model, the basic alley cropping model without animals, the alley farming model with goats, a...
Sumberg, J.E.
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McIntire, John M.
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Okali, C.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Analyse economique de la culture en couloirs a composante fourragere]
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Analyse economique de la culture en couloirs a composante fourragere
Presents a general description of pastoralist milk production from cattle in Africa, analyzing data on milk yield & offtake, lactation and milk composition under pastoralist conditions; briefly examines the use of milk from camels and smallstock by pastoralsits to complement their milk supply fro...