Presents results of studies to characterize & define the 'Mouton de Case' intensive sheep fattening system in Central Mali, viz. ownership patterns, management and feeds & feeding systems in two agro-pastoral subsystems in Niono area; growth rates & weights of sheep; costs, benefits, motivation &...
Kolff, H.E.
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Wilson, R.T.
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[Livestock production in central Mali: The "Mouton de Case" system of smallholder sheep fattening]
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Livestock production in central Mali: The "Mouton de Case" system of smallholder sheep fattening
Discusses factors affecting morbidity and mortality of the Ethiopian highland sheep both on-farm and on-station at Debre Berhan between 1989 and 1990. Primary causes of infections origin resulted in high proportional morbidity (88.4 percent on-farm) and mortality (72.9 percent on-farm and 71.8 pe...
Bekele, T.
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Wolde-Ab, T.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sherington, J.
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[Factors affecting morbidity and mortality on-farm and on-station in the Ethiopian highland sheep]
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Factors affecting morbidity and mortality on-farm and on-station in the Ethiopian highland sheep
Semenye, P.P.
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[Some recent trends in Kenya and their effects upon the management of small stock production]
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Some recent trends in Kenya and their effects upon the management of small stock production
Provides a brief history of the developmet of IDEAS (the ILCA Data entry and Analysis system) and presents findings from a questionnaire recently used to users to assess the uptake of IDEAS in African Production systems during the first years of its release.
Wissocq, N.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Gettinby, G.
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Bell, R.J.
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Berhane, H.
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Light, D.E.
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[Uptake of a microcomputer database package to assist livestock management decisions in Africa]
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Uptake of a microcomputer database package to assist livestock management decisions in Africa
Pastoral communities in East Africa are facing considerable challenges arising from shifts in land tenure policy from communal to individual landholdings and high human population growth rates. Over the last 30 years, livestock-to-human ratios have generally declined to levels that will no longer...
Thornton, Philip K.
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BurnSilver, S.B.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Galvin, K.A.
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[Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya]
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Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya
Presents findings of a trial carried out at Elangata Wuas in Tanzania to measure the liveweight development of 1101 goats and 547 sheep kept under ranch conditions, considering the influence of variables such as management system, sex, parity, birth type, season of birth and flock. Analyzes post-...
Wilson, R.T.
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Peacock, C.P.
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Sayers, A.R.
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[Livestock production on Masai group ranches. 2. Growth and liveweight in goats and sheep at Elangata Wuas and the factors influencing them]
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Livestock production on Masai group ranches. 2. Growth and liveweight in goats and sheep at Elangata Wuas and the factors influencing them
A survey of pastoralist and agropastoralist households in south-east Kenya was conducted to determine their production objectives and management strategies in order to optimize and extend a breeding programme for indigenous small East African Shorthorn Zebu cattle. The reasons for keeping cattle ...
Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Drucker, A.G.
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[Production objectives and management strategies of livestock keepers in south-east Kenya: Implications for a breeding programme]
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Production objectives and management strategies of livestock keepers in south-east Kenya: Implications for a breeding programme
There are distinct breeds suitable for diverse purposes in the different production environments or ecological zones. Farmers in different production systems have different trait preferences and the strategies followed by them are also as diverse as the agro-environments within which they operate...
Duguma, G.
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Mirkena, T.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Iñiguez, L.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Tibbo, Markos
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Sölkner, J.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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[Participatory approaches to investigate breeding objectives of livestock keepers]
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Participatory approaches to investigate breeding objectives of livestock keepers
Relates livestock management systems to characteristic problems facing small ruminant producers in the physical and economic environment of four states of southeast Nigeria, viz, Bendel Anambra, Imo and Rivers states. Assesses the implications of increasing population density and intensified agri...
A population of West African Dwarf goats in the subhumid zone of Nigeria was monitored for general characteristics. Brown coat colour was dominant in the flock (about 43 percent). Birth type classification frequencies were 60, 39 and 1 percent single, twin and triplet, respectively. Kid birth wei...
Iji, P.A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Alawa, J.P.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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[Performance indices of the West African Dwarf goat under an improved management system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Performance indices of the West African Dwarf goat under an improved management system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria