The disparity between the growth rate of the human population and that of food production is such that improvement in livestock productivity is becoming of ever-increasing priority. In the context of sub-Saharan Africa, it is well recognized that approaches to addressing these needs based on the ...
Little, D.A.
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[The concept of on-farm adaptive research in the development of livestock production in Nigeria]
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The concept of on-farm adaptive research in the development of livestock production in Nigeria
Due to inadequate feed supplies for livestock production, farmers throughout the tropics and sub-tropics are being encouraged to supplement low quality basal diets with leguminous forage and concentrates. The varying quality (e.g. nitrogen, lignin and polyphenol content) of these diets will influ...
Delve, Robert J.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kimani, S.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Cadisch, Georg
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Thorne, Peter J.
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[The effects of feed nitrogen and polyphenol levels on the fate of ingested nitrogen in steers and their implications for nitrogen cycling in mixed farming systems]
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The effects of feed nitrogen and polyphenol levels on the fate of ingested nitrogen in steers and their implications for nitrogen cycling in mixed farming systems
Outlines the economic role of sheep and goats in the food production systems of rural communities in Africa, analysing constraints limiting their contribution to the welfare of small farm/low income producers and prescribing methods for overcoming them.
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Wilson, R.T.
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Reynolds, L.
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[The economic role of small ruminants in agricultural communities and land use systems in Africa]
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The economic role of small ruminants in agricultural communities and land use systems in Africa
In semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa as in many dryland areas, livestock are an integral part of the farming systems. Livestock offer opportunities for risk coping, farm diversification and intensification and provide significant livelihood benefits to the poor. The ability of livestock systems to con...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Trends and prospects for livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trends and prospects for livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Duguma, B.
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[Variation in feed value among Calliandra calothyrsus provenances]
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Variation in feed value among Calliandra calothyrsus provenances
An on-farm monitoring study was carried out in the urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in the Addis Ababa milk shed to assess variations in on farm nutrient intake of dairy cows (Holstein Friesian X Zebu) and feed balance. Ninety seven cows, with parities above two and at the beginning ...
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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[Variations in nutrient intake of dairy cows and feed balance in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia]
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Variations in nutrient intake of dairy cows and feed balance in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia
Ebong, Cyprian
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Little, D.A.
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Reed, J.D.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Effect of mimosine/dihydroxypyridine-metabolising organisms on the growth rate of young rams fed Leucaena leucocephala]
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Effect of mimosine/dihydroxypyridine-metabolising organisms on the growth rate of young rams fed Leucaena leucocephala
Methu, J.N.
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Owen, E.
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Abate, A.
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Scarr, M.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effect of offering three amounts of maize stover to dairy cows on intake and selection]
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Effect of offering three amounts of maize stover to dairy cows on intake and selection
Larbi, Asamoah
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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[Feed from root and tuber crops for ruminants: Forage yield and nutritive value of seed potato cultivars]
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Feed from root and tuber crops for ruminants: Forage yield and nutritive value of seed potato cultivars