Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective
Draft oxen have been used extensively by smallholders in many crop-livestock mixed production systems. In these system, crop production is totally dependent on oxen power. Other livestock have also been used for draft purposes depending on locality and circumstances. However, improved efficiency of...
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Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization
1998
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| author | Osuji, P.O. Umunna, N.N. Talle, S.B. Yimegnuhal, A. |
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| description | Draft oxen have been used extensively by smallholders in many crop-livestock mixed production systems. In these system, crop production is totally dependent on oxen power. Other livestock have also been used for draft purposes depending on locality and circumstances. However, improved efficiency of utilization of animal power is yet to be achieved necessitating more research on the effective utilization of animal power in small-scale agriculture. Studies by ILCA/ILRI on draft oxen have provided substantial information on draft power requirements, work output and effect of work and nutritional stress on animal performance and on the causes of fatigue. Additionally, strategies for the utilization of available feed resources for the dual purpose use of oxen for drought and beef have been evaluated. Nutrients needed by work oxen to optimize growth compensatory responses after a period of work have also been investigated. This paper Reports work carried out at the ILRI Debre Zeit Research Station on the effect of supplementation, body condition and work levels on the feed intake, live weight gain, carcass characteristics and physiological changes of Zebu draft animals. Specially, the effects of work on rectal temperature, respiration rate skin temperature and the effects of work and level of supplementation on blood metabolites are presented. |
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| spelling | CGSpace510942023-02-15T09:36:20Z Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective Osuji, P.O. Umunna, N.N. Talle, S.B. Yimegnuhal, A. bullocks working animals research feed intake live weight carcass quality body weight nutritional status Draft oxen have been used extensively by smallholders in many crop-livestock mixed production systems. In these system, crop production is totally dependent on oxen power. Other livestock have also been used for draft purposes depending on locality and circumstances. However, improved efficiency of utilization of animal power is yet to be achieved necessitating more research on the effective utilization of animal power in small-scale agriculture. Studies by ILCA/ILRI on draft oxen have provided substantial information on draft power requirements, work output and effect of work and nutritional stress on animal performance and on the causes of fatigue. Additionally, strategies for the utilization of available feed resources for the dual purpose use of oxen for drought and beef have been evaluated. Nutrients needed by work oxen to optimize growth compensatory responses after a period of work have also been investigated. This paper Reports work carried out at the ILRI Debre Zeit Research Station on the effect of supplementation, body condition and work levels on the feed intake, live weight gain, carcass characteristics and physiological changes of Zebu draft animals. Specially, the effects of work on rectal temperature, respiration rate skin temperature and the effects of work and level of supplementation on blood metabolites are presented. 1998 2014-10-31T06:22:05Z 2014-10-31T06:22:05Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51094 en Limited Access Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization |
| spellingShingle | bullocks working animals research feed intake live weight carcass quality body weight nutritional status Osuji, P.O. Umunna, N.N. Talle, S.B. Yimegnuhal, A. Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective |
| title | Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective |
| title_full | Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective |
| title_fullStr | Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective |
| title_short | Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective |
| title_sort | status of oxen traction research in ilri ethiopia experiences and global prospective |
| topic | bullocks working animals research feed intake live weight carcass quality body weight nutritional status |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51094 |
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