N’Dama cow and calf viabilities, parturition intervals, cow parturition and weaning weights and calf weaning weights were recorded during a three year period, January 1984 to December 1986. The management system was the same at Mushie and Kolo ranches (Zaire) where trypanosomiasis risk was high a...
Mwendia, Solomon W.
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Njenga, David G.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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[From grazing to stall-feeding: Livestock feeds assessment in Nyandarua highlands in Central Kenya]
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From grazing to stall-feeding: Livestock feeds assessment in Nyandarua highlands in Central Kenya
Marshall, Karen
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Haan, Nicoline C. de
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Galiè, Alessandra
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[Integrating gender considerations into livestock genetic improvement programs in low to middle income countries]
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Integrating gender considerations into livestock genetic improvement programs in low to middle income countries
Xuebin, Q.
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Han Jianlin
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Y-chromosome specific microsatellite polymorphisms in Chinese yak]
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Y-chromosome specific microsatellite polymorphisms in Chinese yak
Minjauw, B.
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[An introduction to the economic impact assessment of heartwater in the SADC region]
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An introduction to the economic impact assessment of heartwater in the SADC region
In 1980, very little was known about any aspect of communal area small ruminant production and productivity, even though small ruminants were an integral component of communal area farming systems. The Departement of Animal Science, in line with the government policy of prioritizing communal area...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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[Domestic Animal Diversity Information System]
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Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. Th...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
FAO, ILRI (SLP), CIP (GMP), and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development decided to organise an email discussion to provide a forum for those who could not be present at the Pokhara Symposium to contribute to the Development of a comprehensive livestock research and Development ag...
Dijkman, J.
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[Research and development challenges in livestock production systems: A report of the e-conference]
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Research and development challenges in livestock production systems: A report of the e-conference
Heartwater, transmitted by Amblyomma spp., is considered one of the most important tick-borne diseases of cattle, goats and sheep in southern Africa, causing considerable losses through mortality and control costs. In support of a project developing a new inactivated vaccine, we have undertaken, ...
Minjauw, B.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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McDermott, John J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Identification of circumstances in which heartwater has a major economic impact for the livestock industry in Southern Africa]
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Identification of circumstances in which heartwater has a major economic impact for the livestock industry in Southern Africa