Smallholder dairy production systems in developing countries are discussed with reference to type of systems, their characteristics, potential, and opportunities for improvement. Three types of dairy systems are identified and described: smallholder systems, smallholder cooperative dairy producti...
Devendra, C.
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[Smallholder dairy production systems in developing countries: Characteristics, potential and opportunities for improvement. Review]
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Smallholder dairy production systems in developing countries: Characteristics, potential and opportunities for improvement. Review
Liberalisation in the dairy industry in Kenya is currently under way in several forms. The urban milk market monopoly of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries has been lifted. Clinical veterinary and artificial insemination (AI) services are no longer publicly supported in many areas. Private sector ...
Owango, M.O.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation]
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Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation
Discusses issues in the development of dairying in Africa & Asia, outlining main approaches employed in the organization of production, and the need to take into consideration five interrelated factors in dairy development strategies, viz, the supply of dairy stock, animal health, fodder systems,...
Brumby, P.J.
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Gryseels, Guido
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[Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie]
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Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie
Examines the marketing of domestically produced dairy products in sub-Saharan Africa, including imported but locally reconstituted whole milk powder and butter oil, and discusses trends in the imports of other dairy products over the last two decades in order to assess the impact of various dairy...
Mbogoh, S.G.
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[Quelques indicateurs preliminaires de l'impact des politiques sur le developpement et la commercialisation de la production laitiere en Afrique subsaharienne]
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Quelques indicateurs preliminaires de l'impact des politiques sur le developpement et la commercialisation de la production laitiere en Afrique subsaharienne
The predicted performance of nine crossbreeding strategies for milk production and reproductive traits and cow live weights (LW) were compared. The strategies were selected because of their superiority to many others. The data were from crosses of Ayrshire (A), Brown Swiss (B), Friesian (F) and S...
Kahi, A.K.
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Nitter, G.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Gall, C.F.
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[Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya. II. Prediction of performance of alternative crossbreeding strategies]
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Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya. II. Prediction of performance of alternative crossbreeding strategies
This study aimed at better understanding of the characteristics of feeding and breeding practices smallholder farmers adopt in intensifying their dairy production. Use of hired labour for fodder gathering, growing of fodder crops and purchase of feeds increased with increasing intensification, bu...
Bebe, B.O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Characteristics of feeding and breeding practices for intensification of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands]
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Characteristics of feeding and breeding practices for intensification of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands
Based on analysis of credit supply in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, it is shown that public credit institutions do not have sufficient funds to meet the demand for livestock credit and cannot mobilize savings from their clients or other commercial sources for one reason or another. In addi...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Supply and demand for livestock credit in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for designing new credit schemes]
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Supply and demand for livestock credit in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for designing new credit schemes
A prospective observational study was conducted among smallholder dairy farmers in Murang'a District, Kenya, to estimate the incidence of Theileria parva infections, as well as calf morbidity and mortality caused by the infection. The study was conducted between March 1995 and August 1996, in fiv...
Gitau, G.K.
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Perry, Brian D.
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McDermott, John J.
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[The incidence, calf morbidity and mortality due to Theileria parva infections in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya]
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The incidence, calf morbidity and mortality due to Theileria parva infections in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
A cross-sectional study to determine individual animal prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) was conducted on 1171 dairy cattle in 12 randomly selected dairy farms in Ethiopia between January 1999 and May 2001 using comparative intradermal tuberculin (CIT) test and bacteriologic study through m...
Ameni, G.
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Bonnet, P.
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Tibbo, Markos
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[A cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in selected dairy farms in Ethiopia]
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A cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in selected dairy farms in Ethiopia
The association between mean daily weight gain, Theileria parva infections, clinical East Coast fever and other possible determinants of weight gain were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in cohorts of female calves from five agro-ecological zone (AEZ)-grazing stra...
Gitau, G.K.
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McDermott, John J.
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McDermott, B.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[The impact of Theileria parva infections and other factors on calf mean daily weight gains in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District]
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The impact of Theileria parva infections and other factors on calf mean daily weight gains in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District