Describes the major changes in institutional structure, philosophy and focus occured at ILCA on the livestock production systems in Africa; reviews the establishment of research priorities on which basis six research thrusts or areas of focus have been selected; examines in detail the primary obj...
Coppock, D.L.
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Chigaru, P.R.N.
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[Transition from systems to commodity research at ILCA: Perspectives on cattle production studies 1988-92]
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Transition from systems to commodity research at ILCA: Perspectives on cattle production studies 1988-92
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - based analysis of livestock population dynamics in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) and the International Livestock Re...
Tulachan, P.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities]
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An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities
The demand for meat and milk in Southeast Asia has almost doubled in the past two decades, and this trend is expected to continue in following years. There is a need to enhance productivity in the prevalent smallholder crop animal systems, in order to match these increases in demand without jeopa...
Pezo, Danilo A.
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Lanting, E.F.
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Chee, W.C.
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Kerridge, Peter C.
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[Feed resources for ruminants in smallholder farming systems in Southeast Asia]
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Feed resources for ruminants in smallholder farming systems in Southeast Asia
Reviews the work being conducted by ILCA in relation to the Development of agroforestry materials and their utilization in the typical mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Ethiopia; evaluates germplasm of multipurpose trees for a range of environments and identifies best-bet lines for improved...
Tothill, J.C.
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[Development of animal feed resources and the importance of agroforestry in relation to livestock production]
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Development of animal feed resources and the importance of agroforestry in relation to livestock production
A study conducted to evaluate the quality of some important forage resources consumed by dual-purpose goats in western Kenya - through laboratory techniques - chemical and in vitro digestion. Includes grasses, browse plants (trees, shrubs & leguminous trees) and dual-purpose (food/forage) crops.
Sidahmed, A.E.
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Reed, J.D.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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Otieno, K.
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Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Chemical composition and digestibility values for some important forage resources consumed by dual-purpose goats in western Kenya]
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Chemical composition and digestibility values for some important forage resources consumed by dual-purpose goats in western Kenya
A study was conducted in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda, southern Ethiopia for a period of one year (from June 1997 up to May 1998) with the objectives of determining the chemical composition and nutritive value of major feed resources. In the selection of three peasant associati...
Alemayehu, Y.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Kurtu, M.Y.
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[Chemical composition and nutritive value of major available feed resources in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda]
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Chemical composition and nutritive value of major available feed resources in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda
A Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was conducted with smallholder dairy farmers in the central highlands of Kenya, where smallholder mixed farming systems predominate. Shortage of fodder is the principal problem as a result of decreasing farm size and, therefore, cattle are rarely fed ad libit...
Romney, D.L.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Chui, J.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Morton, J.
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Ndegwa, P.
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Kimari, A.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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[Feed utilisation options for smallholder dairy farmers]
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Feed utilisation options for smallholder dairy farmers
This study was carried out to assess feed resources and nutritional management of dairy cows in market oriented urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in and around Addis Ababa between September-November, 1998. Three sub dairy production systems, i.e. intra-urban, large peri urban and urba...
Mekasha, Yoseph
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Tegegne, Azage
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Yami, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[Feed resources and nutritional management of dairy herds in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia]
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Feed resources and nutritional management of dairy herds in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia
Describes the forage resources and their utilization by pastoralists' cattle in two of ILCA's case study areas in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria. Examines effects on cattle productivity. Presents some characteristics of the two case study areas, contribution of different grazing resources to total...
Bayer, W.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Suleiman, H.
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[Forage resources and their utilization by herded cattle: A comparison of a grazing reserve and a farming area in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria]
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Forage resources and their utilization by herded cattle: A comparison of a grazing reserve and a farming area in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria
This study was undertaken in the crop and livestock production system interactions of smallholders upon fixed and fragmented land holdings in livestock and human populated area of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia with the objective of quantifying the major feed resources and evaluating the efficiency of ...
Admassu, Y.M.
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[Assessment of livestock feed resources utilization in Alaba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia]
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Assessment of livestock feed resources utilization in Alaba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia