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Journal Article 1991

Autor: Holden, S.J. Coppock, D.L. Assefa, M.

Examines some interactions of market access and family wealth on household milk allocation for calves and people. Evaluates implications in terms of mortality and morbidity rates of nursing calves and the composition and nutritional value of human diets. Presents surveys of pastoral households in...

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Holden, S.J. ,  Coppock, D.L. ,  Assefa, M. ,  [Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia] ,  Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia
Journal Article 1996

Autor: Mullins, G. Wahome, L. Tsangari, P. Maarse, L.

Welfare impacts of an intensive dairy technology package on women and their families are investigated on 32 smallholder crop-livestock farms in the sub-humid zone of Kilifi District, Coast Province, Kenya. Farms were stratified according to male or female extension contact. A female enumerator in...

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Mullins, G. ,  Wahome, L. ,  Tsangari, P. ,  Maarse, L. ,  [Impacts of intensive dairy production on smallholder farm women in coastal Kenya] ,  Impacts of intensive dairy production on smallholder farm women in coastal Kenya
Journal Article 2003

Autor: Lekasi, J.K. Tanner, J.C. Kimani, S.K. Harris, P.J.C.

Three hundred mixed, smallholder farms in Kariti location, Kandara Division, Maragua District, Central Kenya, were surveyed. Dairy cattle management practices, including type of animal enclosure, roofing, floor type, drainage, use of bedding, feeding of concentrates; and manure management pract...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/30019

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Lekasi, J.K. ,  Tanner, J.C. ,  Kimani, S.K. ,  Harris, P.J.C. ,  [Cattle manure quality in Maragua District, central Kenya: Effect of management practices and development of simple methods of assessment] ,  Cattle manure quality in Maragua District, central Kenya: Effect of management practices and development of simple methods of assessment
Journal Article 2000

Autor: Kahi, A.K. Thorpe, W.R. Nitter, G. Baker, R.L.

Crossbreeding parameters for milk production and reproductive traits and for cow live weight (LW) of crosses of Ayrshire (A), Brown Swiss (B), Friesian (F) and Sahiwal (S) cattle were estimated using data from a dairy herd in the lowland coastal tropics of Kenya. An individual animal model was fi...

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Kahi, A.K. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  Nitter, G. ,  Baker, R.L. ,  [Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya. I. Estimation of individual crossbreeding effects on milk production and reproductive traits and on cow live weight] ,  Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya. I. Estimation of individual crossbreeding effects on milk production and reproductive traits and on cow live weight
Journal Article 2002

Autor: Gitau, G.K. McDermott, John J. Perry, Brian D.

The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total of 225 calves on 188 smallholder dairy farms. The farms were distributed i...

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Gitau, G.K. ,  McDermott, John J. ,  Perry, Brian D. ,  [Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya] ,  Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
Journal Article 2000

Autor: Tegegne, Azage Tadesse, M. Yami, A. Mekasha, Yoseph

Urban and peri-urban dairy production systems are among the many forms of dairy production systems in the tropics and sub-tropics. The systems involve the production, processing and marketing of milk and milk products that are channelled to consumers in urban centres (Rey et al., 1993; Staal and ...

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Tegegne, Azage ,  Tadesse, M. ,  Yami, A. ,  Mekasha, Yoseph ,  [Market-oriented urban and peri-urban dairy systems] ,  Market-oriented urban and peri-urban dairy systems
Journal Article 2001

Autor: Solano, C. León, H. Pérez, E. Herrero, Mario T.

Decision-making approaches, the factors affecting them, the role of the decision-making units and the actors involved in farming decisions were studied in 91 Costa Rican farmers using a classification procedure. Farmers were asked to classify 18 farming decisions (systematically selected from a p...

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Solano, C. ,  León, H. ,  Pérez, E. ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  [Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican farmers] ,  Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican farmers
Journal Article 1984

Autor: Brumby, P.J. Gryseels, Guido

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,...

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Brumby, P.J. ,  Gryseels, Guido ,  [Stimulating milk production in milk-deficit countries of Africa and Asia] ,  Stimulating milk production in milk-deficit countries of Africa and Asia
Journal Article 2002

Autor: Ahmed, M. Ehui, Simeon K. Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

This study investigates the household-level impacts of market-oriented dairy technologies (crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies) on in-comes, food and non-food expenditures, nutrient intakes, and health of pre-school children. A recursive econometric model was employe...

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Ahmed, M. ,  Ehui, Simeon K. ,  Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. ,  [Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands] ,  Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands
Journal Article 1997

Autor: Staal, Steven J. Delgado, Christopher L. Nicholson, C.

It is argued that dairying is vital to future viability of many small farms in East Africa and that high transactions costs for dairy production and marketing limit participation by asset- and information-poor smalholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperat...

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Staal, Steven J. ,  Delgado, Christopher L. ,  Nicholson, C. ,  [Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa] ,  Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa

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