Previous farm-level studies have shown that adopting improved feeding and management strategies improves livestock productivity and, in particular, increases the milk production and income of resource poor smallholder mixed-crop and livestock farmers. This paper analyses the impact of the introdu...
Ahmed, M.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Household level economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Household level economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands
Despite policies to discourage them, informal milk markets account for over 80% of milk sales in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Informal milk market agents include farmer dairy co-operatives, small traders using bicycles and public or private transport and small retail outlets, such as...
Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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[Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries]
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Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries
Based on the multiple utility of goats as well as multiple resources employed, broader productivity criteria were developed and applied to evaluate subsistence goat production. The results showed that, under the improved subsistence production, crossbred goats did not generate any more Unit Net B...
Ayalew, W.
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King, J.M.
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Bruns, E.W.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Crossbreeding does not lead to greater contribution of goats to household welfare, but improved management does]
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Crossbreeding does not lead to greater contribution of goats to household welfare, but improved management does
Individual labour input into goat husbandry was enumerated for a period of one year from a total of 71 sample households. Comparison was made at household level. Results show that women contribute a proportional share of labour and their share changes in response to household characteristics rela...
Ayalew, W.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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King, J.M.
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Bruns, E.W.
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Kassa, B.
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Peacock, C.P.
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[Contribution of women to household labour input into the subsistence goat husbandry in eastern Ethiopia]
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Contribution of women to household labour input into the subsistence goat husbandry in eastern Ethiopia
A tsetse control experiment with 500 deltamethrin-impregnated targets was initiated in the Ghibe Valley, south-west Ethiopia, in April 1990. The theft of a large number of targets following the socio-political disturbances of May 1991 spoiled major reductions in tsetse density and trypanosome pre...
Swallow, B.M.
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Mulatu, W.
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[Evaluating the willingness of Ghibe Valley (Ethiopia) residents to contribute time and money to a tsetse control programme using targets]
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Evaluating the willingness of Ghibe Valley (Ethiopia) residents to contribute time and money to a tsetse control programme using targets
Animal trypanosomosis is particularly important in Ethipia where 7-10 million cattle are at risk. A geo-referenced census of over 5000 households was conducted between March and July 1996 to better understand factors affecting demand of the a cypermethrin pour-ons used since January 1991 to contr...
Wangila, J.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Tesfamichael, N.
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Okello, O.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Factors affecting farmer demand and pour-on treatments in Ethiopia]
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Factors affecting farmer demand and pour-on treatments in Ethiopia
This paper presents a step-wise appraisal of livestock that takes into account the viewpoint of the livestock keepers. The first step in the appraisal is the quantification of the resources used for a livestock system and the physical production obtained. The second step is the valuation of physi...
Moll, H.A.J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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[From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets]
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From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets
This study investigates the intra-household consequences of market-oriented dairy production (MODP) based on the introduction of crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies. These technologies are being tested on-farm in a collaborative dairy technology project involving the...
Shapiro, Barry I.
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Haider, J.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Misgina, A.
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Alemayehu, M.
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[Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands]
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Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands
This paper evaluates the potential problems in the context of mixed crop-livestock system of the Ethiopian highlands. Survey data from the Arsi region are used to describe the prevalence and nature of landlessness. The impact of the current land situation on selected parameters of crop agricultur...
Gavian, S.
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Teklu, A.
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[Land tenure and farming practices: The case of Tiyo Woreda, Arsi, Ethiopia]
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Land tenure and farming practices: The case of Tiyo Woreda, Arsi, Ethiopia
A survey was carried out to evaluate the effect of veterinary treatment on disease incidence and productivity of West African Dwarf (Djallonke) goats and sheep from may 1982 to April 1983. Two village groups were identified as treatment group (where rinderpest vaccination and dipping applied) and...
Adeoye, S.A.O.
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[Effect of treatment on disease incidence and productivity of sheep and goats in two groups of villages in the humid forest zone of southwest Nigeria]
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Effect of treatment on disease incidence and productivity of sheep and goats in two groups of villages in the humid forest zone of southwest Nigeria