This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing or...
Diarra, L.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali]
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Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali
Fisher, Myles J.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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[Grasslands in the well-watered tropical lowlands]
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Grasslands in the well-watered tropical lowlands
Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Herrera, P.
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[Standing root biomass and root distribution in Brachiaria decumbens-Arachis pintoi pastures under grazing]
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Standing root biomass and root distribution in Brachiaria decumbens-Arachis pintoi pastures under grazing
Reports on the first four-year phase of a study of the long term effects on soil fertility and crop production of continuous cultivation (without trees), continuous alley cropping, and a rotation of alley cropping and fallow (with livestock) within Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit) al...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Alley farming with Leucaena: Effects of short grazed fallows on soil fertility and crop yields]
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Alley farming with Leucaena: Effects of short grazed fallows on soil fertility and crop yields
1. growth and nutrient-uptake responses of annual rangeland to defoliation were studied at 13 sandy range sites located across the Sahelian zone of mali between 1977 and 1989. 34 clipping experiments (site-years) were conducted using identical treatment designs with respect to the timing and freq...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Turner, M.D.
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[The effect of clipping on growth and nutrient uptake of Sahelian annual rangelands]
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The effect of clipping on growth and nutrient uptake of Sahelian annual rangelands
This study was conducted to identify the 6 major criteria that periurban dairy producers of the subhumid zone of Burkina Faso use in upstream decisions on breed composition of their herds through the repertory grid method. This study was carried out in a sample of 283 producers of Bobo-Dioulas...
Hamadou, S.
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Kamuanga, M.
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[Farmers' perceptions and assessment of cattle traits in periurban dairy systems of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)]
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Farmers' perceptions and assessment of cattle traits in periurban dairy systems of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
Forage production of 16 C. rotundifolia accessions was compared with that of Stylosanthes scabra cv Seca under grazing in a subhumid, medium altitude acid soil site at Soddo, southern Ethiopia. Large variations were observed in dry matter production, days to flower initiation, canopy height and c...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Thomas, D.
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Ochang, J.
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[Agronomic evaluation of Chamaecrista rotundifolia accessions under grazing in southern Ethiopia]
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Agronomic evaluation of Chamaecrista rotundifolia accessions under grazing in southern Ethiopia
Review of the published and unpublished literature on 'gizu', with particular reference to environment, calendar of occurence, flora composition, plant ecology, sociological aspects & economic aspects of the regional pastoral economy.
The effects of 4 years grazing by sheep and goats at various stocking rates on soil surface features, bulk density, organic C, N and P contents and pH were investigated in Sadore, Niger. Studies were also conducted in a fallow subjected to 9 years of intensive grazing. Although grazing reduced (P...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Bielders, Charles L.
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Valentin, Christian
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Bationo, B. André
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands]
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Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands
The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total of 225 calves on 188 smallholder dairy farms. The farms were distributed i...
Gitau, G.K.
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McDermott, John J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya]
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Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya