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Since 1991, there have been significant changes in utilisation of feed resources in the Ethiopian highlands: while use of communal grazing lands and private pastures has declined, use of crop residues and purchased feed has increased. In addition, although use of animal health services, and adopt...


Benin, S.E.Ehui, Simeon K.Pender, J.L.[Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands]Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands

Interbull Centre[Proceedings of the Interbull technical workshop Beltsville, MD, USA, 2–3 March 2003]Proceedings of the Interbull technical workshop Beltsville, MD, USA, 2–3 March 2003

The effect of different sorghum stover fodder quality in densified total mixed ration (DTMR) feed blocks was investigated. An experimental feed block with a low cost stover was compared with a commercial feed block produced by Miracle Feeds and Fodder Pvt. Ltd. that consisted of a premium sorghum...


Samireddypalle, A.Khan, A.A.Ravi, D.Blümmel, Michael[A comparison of two complete feed blocks based on sorghum stover of two different cultivars on weight gain in sheep and economy of feeding]A comparison of two complete feed blocks based on sorghum stover of two different cultivars on weight gain in sheep and economy of feeding
Willingham, A.L.Harrison, L.J.Fèvre, Eric M.Parkhouse, M.E.[Inaugural meeting of the cysticercosis working group in Europe]Inaugural meeting of the cysticercosis working group in Europe

In Kajiado District, Kenya, ranches held communally by Maasai are being subdivided into individually owned parcels. Livestock owners know that herds on parcels that are too small cannot be viable, but the decline in the capacity of parcels to support livestock has not been quantified. We used eco...


Boone, Randall B.BurnSilver, S.V.Thornton, Philip K.Worden, J.S.Galvin, K.A.[Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision]Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision

This paper uses household and key informant survey data from Ethiopia to: (1) understand the organizational structures that influence change in dairy production systems; (2) explore how local-level innovation system networks are functioning in the smallholder dairy production and (3) identify int...


Asres, A.Sölkner, J.Puskur, RanjithaWurzinger, Maria[Livestock innovation systems and networks: Findings from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia]Livestock innovation systems and networks: Findings from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia

Transhumance, the seasonal movement of herds occurring between two points and following precise routes repeated each year, is practiced on a broad scale in the open field areas of Tigray (North Ethiopia). This article presents a characterization of the practice, factors that explain its magnitude...


Nyssen, JanDescheemaeker, KatrienZenebe, A.Poesen, J.Deckers, J.Haile, M.[Transhumance in the Tigray highlands (Ethiopia)]Transhumance in the Tigray highlands (Ethiopia)

Livestock in south-east Asia are used for a wide variety of purposes. In many regions, there is an increasing demand for animal protein but, at the same time, increasing population pressure is pushing livestock on to more marginal lands. These marginal lands are generally uplands where soils are ...


Horne, PMStür, Werner W.[Current and future opportunities for introduced forages in smallholder farming systems in south-east Asia]Current and future opportunities for introduced forages in smallholder farming systems in south-east Asia

In arid and semi-arid rangelands of sub-Saharan Africa, livestock are a central component of rural livelihoods and national economies, but their production is constrained by drought and disease, and exacerbated by institutional barriers and land use restrictions among other factors. Veterinary in...


Homewood, K.Trench, P.Randall, S.Lynen, GodelieveBishop, B.P.[Veterinary intervention in Maasailand: Infection-and-treatment vaccine against East Coast fever]Veterinary intervention in Maasailand: Infection-and-treatment vaccine against East Coast fever

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