Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 12, Number 4, September 2000

ISSN 0121-3784

Contents

Papers:

  1. Production of F1 Bos taurus x Brahman cows bred to Brahman bulls and Brahman cows bred  to F1 Bos taurus x Brahman bulls versus Brahman.  1. Weights at birth, weaning, 18 months and final weight;  Dieter Plasse, Hugo Fossi, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Omar Verde, Carlos Rodríguez M and Rafael Rodríguez (en español)

  2. Production of F1 Bos taurus x Brahman cows bred to Brahman bulls and Brahman cows bred  to F1 Bos taurus x Brahman bulls versus Brahman.  2. Cow  production; Dieter Plasse, Hugo Fossi, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Omar Verde, Rafael Rodríguez y Carlos Rodríguez M (en español)

  3. Traditional poultry production and commercial broiler alternatives for small-holder farmers in Botswana; A A Aganga, U J Omphile, P Malote, C H Chabanga, G M Motsamai and L G Motsumi

  4. The influence of grazing on the concentration of total phenols and condensed tannins in Gliricidia sepium in the dry tropics; Claudia Elena Romero Lara, José Manuel Palma García and Juan López (en español)

  5. Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility of some fodder trees from South-East México; F J Solorio-Sánchez, I Armendariz-Yañez and J Ku-Vera  

  6. Peri-urban milk production in Peru: Assessing farmers’ decision-making within a changing market;  T Bernet, J Julca, J Sáenz and G Prain

  7. Culling of breeding goats in the peri-urban area of N’Djamena, Chad; L Y Mopate et M Imadine (en français)

  8. Impact of female livestock extension workers on rural house hold chicken production; M Farooq, K Shoukat, M Asrar, Shah Mussawar, F R Durrani, A Asghar and S Faisal

  9. Feeding of alfalfa hay with molasses blocks or crumbles to rabbit fryers; S S Linga and S D Lukefahr

  10. Effect of period of regrowth on production and nutritive value of foliage from the "Ramon" tree (Bromisum alicastrum Swartz); H Mendoza-Castillo, G S Tzec-Sima y F Solorio-Sánchez (en español)


Posters:

  1. The energy and protein needs of scavenging laying hens; D J Farrell


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