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Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2010
ISSN 0121-3784
Contents
Editorial
The impact of resource depletion is being overshadowed by the threat of global warming
; R A Leng
Papers:
Effectiveness of microbial phytases in improving of growth performance and dietary phytate-phosphorus utilization by pigs
; E Delia Veizaj
N fractionation, degradability, intestinal digestibility, and adequacy for ruminal microbial activity of cultivated legumes
; M de J Marichal, M Carriquiry, L Astigarraga and A I Trujillo
Influence of precocious milking of cows on the growth and the health of calves in traditional breeding in the suburban zone of Natitingou (Benin)
; B G Koutinhouin, A K I Youssao, T M Kpodékon and Y G Gantoli (In French)
Chemical and mineral composition,
in-vitro
gas production,
in-sacco
degradation of selected indigenous Kenyan browses
; J O Ondiek, S A Abdulrazak and E N Njoka
Participatory analysis of the farming system and resources in Wundanyi location, Taita district, Kenya: A livestock perspective
; P M Mwanyumba, A Mwang’ombe, E Lenihan, F Olubayo, M S Badamana, R G Wahome and J W Wakhungu
Effect of feedlot regimen on performance and carcass characteristics of Sudan Baggara Zebu cattle
; S R Fadol and S A Babiker
Artificial insemination in Algeria: Study of some factors of influence among dairy cows
; M K Ghozlane, A Atia, D Miles and D Khellef (In French)
Characterizing and predicting chemical composition and
in vitro
digestibility of crop residue using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS)
; Dereje Fekadu, Seyoum Bediye and Zinash Sileshi
Growth performance of two African catfishes
Clarias gariepinus
and
Heterobranchus longifilis
and their hybrids in plastic aquaria
; G A Ataguba, P A Annune and F G Ogbe
Contribution of small scale dairy farming under zero-grazing in improving household welfare in Kayanga ward, Karagwe District, Tanzania
; J Lwelamira, H K Binamungu and F B Njau
Optimal storage conditions for cocoa cake with shell, palm kernel cake and copra cake as poultry and livestock feed in Ghana
; P A Wallace, E K Adu and S W A Rhule
Milk quantity, quality and revenue in dairy farms supported by a private organization in Central Thailand
; S Yeamkong, S Koonawootrittriron, M A Elzo and T Suwanasopee
Productive and reproductive performance of Holstein Friesian dairy cows in Ethiopia
; M Tadesse, J Thiengtham, A Pinyopummin and S Prasanpanich
Challenges in milk processing and marketing among dairies in the semi-arid tropical Kenya
; D M G Njarui, M Gatheru, J M Wambua, S N Nguluu, D M Mwangi and G A Keya
The effect of harvest stage on the potential nutritive value of kermes oak (
Quercus coccifera
) leaves
; C Ataşoğlu, S Şahin, Ö Canbolat and H Baytekin
Prediction models of the metabolisable energy of wheat bran
; D Boudouma (In French)
Genetic parameters for milk yield, age at first calving and interval between first and second calving in milk Murrah buffaloes
; L O Seno, V L Cardoso, L El Faro, R C Sesana, R R Aspilcueta-Borquis, G M F de Camargo and H Tonhati
Effect of replacing Melastoma (
Melastoma affine
, D. Don) foliage with
Sesbania grandiflora
on intake, digestibility and N retention of growing goats
; Bui Phan Thu Hang, Vo Lam, Tran Thi Trang, T R Preston and Inger Ledin
Reproductive and economic efficiency in Nilagiri and Sandyno ewes treated with PMSG
; R Anilkumar, C Chandrahasan, M Iyue, M Selvaraju and A Palanisamy
Pattern of feed intake of Cuban Creole pigs fed with palmiche (
Roystonea regia
B.H.K, Cook)
; C Díaz, R Batista, F Grageola, C Lemus and J Ly (In Spanish)
Administrative
LRRD Newsletter
Notes to Authors