Discusses the variation in rainfall and its implications for the length of growting season and consequent dry matter production from the East African rangelands. Presents evidence of the effects of primary dry-matter production on livestock performance. Describes shifts in the relative prices of ...
Cossins, N.J.
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Upton, M.
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[The impact of climatic variation on the Boran pastoral system]
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The impact of climatic variation on the Boran pastoral system
Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were...
Bartholomew, P.W.
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Ly, R.
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Nantoume, H.
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Kone, N'G.
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Traoré, B.
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Khibe, T.
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Sissoko, K.
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Baur, H.
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[Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali]
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Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
Butterworth, M.H.
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McNitt, J.I.
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[Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator]
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Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator
The effect of grazing cattle on vegetation was studied on a natural pasture during the rainy and dry seasons of 1995 in the Ethiopian highlands. The study used 0.01 ha plots, established on 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes located close to each other at Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South ...
Mwendera, E.J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Woldu, Z.
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[Vegetation response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Vegetation response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands
Discusses the cultivation/cattle complex in Western Darfur, Sudan by giving greater emphasis on traditional rainfed agriculture, small-scale irrigation and animal husbandry. Presents data on agronomy and yield of traditional rainfed crops, on climatology, on livestock population and on livestock ...
Wilson, R.T.
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Bailey, L.
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Hales, J.
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Moles, D.
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Watkins, A.E.
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[The cultivation - cattle complex in western Darfur]
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The cultivation - cattle complex in western Darfur
The effect of grazing pressure on infiltration, runoff, and soil loss was studied on a natural pasture during the 1995 rainy season in the Ethiopian highlands. The study was conducted on 0.01 ha plots established on sites with 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the International Livestock Rese...
Mwendera, E.J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Hydrologic response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Hydrologic response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands
Large (>1600 ?m), ingestively masticated particles of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon L. Pers.) leaf and stem labelled with 169Yb and 144Ce respectively were inserted into the rumen digesta raft of heifers grazing bermuda grass. The concentration of markers in digesta sampled from the raft and ve...
Poppi, DP
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Ellis, WC
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Matis, JH
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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[Marker concentration patterns of labelled leaf and stem particles in the rumen of cattle grazing bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) analysed by reference to a raft model]
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Marker concentration patterns of labelled leaf and stem particles in the rumen of cattle grazing bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) analysed by reference to a raft model
A comparative study on the response of four indigenous cattle breeds of Ethiopia, namely Abigar, Horro, Sheko and Gurage, to natural challenge of trypanosomosis in the Tolley–Gullele area of the Ghibe valley has been undertaken from August 2000 until August 2004. Fifty female yearlings each of Ho...
Lemecha, H.
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Mulatu, W.
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Hussein, I.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Tekle, T.
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Abdicho, S.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Response of four indigenous cattle breeds to natural tsetse and trypanosomosis challenge in the Ghibe valley of Ethiopia]
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Response of four indigenous cattle breeds to natural tsetse and trypanosomosis challenge in the Ghibe valley of Ethiopia
Machila, N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Farmer estimation of live bodyweight of cattle: Implications for veterinary drug dosing in East Africa]
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Farmer estimation of live bodyweight of cattle: Implications for veterinary drug dosing in East Africa
A cross-sectional stratified random sample survey of 1755 households in the Kenya highlands was conducted between June 1996 and April 1998 to quantify cattle population dynamics in smallholder herds. The free-, semi-zero- and zero-grazing systems practised represented increasing levels of intensi...
Bebe, B.O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: cattle population dynamics under increasing intensification]
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Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: cattle population dynamics under increasing intensification