Discusses the use of oxen for draft in the Ethiopian highlands, and research activities undertaken on the animal traction component of the agricultural systems.
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Discusses the use of oxen for draft in the Ethiopian highlands, and research activities undertaken on the animal traction component of the agricultural systems.
Land degradation is a severe problem in the Ethiopian highlands. Factors that may be important in influencing land management and its impacts on resources and human welfare include low and uncertain rainfall in much of the highlands, limited market access and market development, land tenure insec...
Although it may be wholly inappropriate to generalize, the most important resource available to a subsistence household is the total amount of time that its members have available to spend in productive enterprises. In this context, services that minimize the time that it takes to perform product...
Reports on the Nitrogen contribution of one forage and three grain legumes, viz, vetch (Vicia villosa), wheat, faba beans, peas & lentils, to a subsequent maize crop in the Ethiopian highlands.
Deals with an experiment on the use of legume to enhance crop residue utilization by ruminants; includes in the study - hay from Trifolium tembense, 20 Ethiopian highland sheep, and teff & wheat straw, oat hay and maize stover.
The effect of Acacia angustissima on rumen fermentation was evaluated. Acacia angustissima was fed to two groups of cannulated Ethiopian highland sheeOne group (three animals) was directly supplemented with 300 g per head day-1 of sun-dried A. angustissima. These animals died after 9 and 21 days ...
The effect of feeding increasing levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaf hay on the potential fertility and feed intake of male highland sheep maintained on roughage diet was studied. In treatment 1 (NS), animals received only chickpea haulm. Treatments 2 (L100), 3 (L200) and 4 (L300) consisted of 1...
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...
Discusses ILCA's forage legume work in the Ethiopian highlands with particular reference to trifolium including germplasm collection. Presents data on DM yield, CP percentage and DM digestibility of four trifolium spp. and vicia villosa grown at Shola (Ethiopia) in 1981.
The major clinical diseases of crossbred dairy herds were investigated for two years in a milk shed in Addis Ababa. Animals in 38 herds were randomly selected and visited weekly. Diagnosis of diseases and causes of death were based on clinical observation. Disease conditions were categorized into...
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