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Presents and discusses a study on production and price on 2498 stallfed steers from the southern region and 2985 stallfed steers from the central region of Malawi which were on credit to smallholder farmers. Includes data on initial and final weight, total price and price/kg at beginning of feedi...


Nkhonjera, L.P.Agyemang, K.Butterworth, M.H.[The performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi]The performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi

Reports on the results of a study of small ruminant marketing from a pastoral production system in Baringo district (northern Kenya). Estimates the effects of body weight, body condition, species, sex and time of sale. Evaluates the effectiveness of the auction method in stabilizing prices during...


Chabari, F.N.Ackello-Ogutu, A.C.Odhiambo, M.O.[Factors determining market prices of small ruminants from a pastoral production system in Kenya]Factors determining market prices of small ruminants from a pastoral production system in Kenya

As institutions that facilitate the conversion of livestock to grain and adjust livestock populations to local forage availabilities, livestock markets play important economic and ecological roles in dryland Africa. Using a comprehensive database of 1,580 sales of livestock owned by members of 54...


Turner, M.D.Williams, Timothy O.[Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel]Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel

A dynamic performance model was integrated with a model that optimised culling and insemination policies in dairy herds using dynamic programming. The performance model estimated daily feed intake, milk yield and body weight change of dairy cows on the basis of availability and quality of feed an...


Vargas, B.Herrero, Mario T.Arendonk, Johan A.M. van[Interactions between optimal replacement policies and feeding strategies in dairy herds]Interactions between optimal replacement policies and feeding strategies in dairy herds

Quantitative information on Colombian consumption of different foods (among them beans) is presented by region, urban or rural sector, and income strata in terms of physical amounts, contribution to protein and calorie supply, and expenditure share. The study was based on a cross sectional survey...


Sanint, Luis RobertoRivas Ríos, LibardoDuque E., Myriam CristinaSeré Rabé, Carlos[Food consumption patterns in Colombia--a cross-sectional analysis of the DANE/DRI 1981 household survey]Food consumption patterns in Colombia--a cross-sectional analysis of the DANE/DRI 1981 household survey

Data on dairy product exporting and importing areas, and EEC stocks of butter & skim milk powder w. ref. to price trends, trade volume and market prospects.


International Livestock Centre for Africa[The world market for dairy products - Economic trends.]The world market for dairy products - Economic trends.
Autor: Hall, S.J.G.

Productivity data were gathered from Mashona cows (n=187) in 28 traditionally managed herds in two areas, separated by a corridor 20 – 30 km wide of almost uninhabited bush in NE Zimbabwe. Cattle are kept primarily to provide oxen for work. Cows in the southern area, which had been more affected ...


Hall, S.J.G.[Traditional livestock in semi-arid north eastern Zimbabwe: Mashona cattle]Traditional livestock in semi-arid north eastern Zimbabwe: Mashona cattle
Rojas J., M.Borbón Castro, E.Dessert, M.[Produccion, distribucion y comercializacion de semilla de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en Costa Rica]Produccion, distribucion y comercializacion de semilla de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en Costa Rica

As in other countries in southern Africa, foot and mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in certain parts of Zimbabwe inhabited by African buffalo, which harbor the virus. Despite this, Zimbabwe has invested for many years in maintaining freedom from FMD over much of its territory, permitting it to take...


Randolph, Thomas F.Morrison, J.A.Poulton, C.[Evaluating equity impacts of animal disease control: The case of foot and mouth disease in Zimbabwe]Evaluating equity impacts of animal disease control: The case of foot and mouth disease in Zimbabwe

Not only does livestock make an important contribution to rural incomes and export earnings in the Sahel, it is also kept as insurance against weather risk. Fluctuations in livestock prices can therefore trigger food entitlement failures. Using monthly price data from Niger, we show that livestoc...


Fafchamps, M.Gavian, S.[The determinants of livestock prices in Niger]The determinants of livestock prices in Niger

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