Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

From value chains to technology platforms: The example of sheep meat value chain in Ethiopia por Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

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The Mahibere-Silassie composite: A new cattle breed type in north-western Ethiopia por Wuletaw, Z., Ayalew, W., Sölkner, Johann

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Livestock keeper perceptions of four indigenous cattle breeds in tsetse infested areas of Ethiopia por Stein, J., Ayalew, W., Rege, J.E.O., Mulatu, W., Malmfors, B., Dessie, Tadelle, Philipsson, J.

“…Four cattle breeds indigenous to western and south-western Ethiopia - Abigar, Gurage, Horro and Sheko - were included in a study of the perceptions of smallholder cattle keepers regarding cattle management, production levels and constraints for production. …”
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Epidemiologial study of bovine brucellosis in three selected agro-ecologies of central Oromia in Ethiopia por Jergefa, T.

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Breeding programs for indigenous chicken in Ethiopia: Analysis of diversity in production systems and chicken populations por Dana, N.

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Water for human and livestock consumption in rural settings of Ethiopia: Assessments of quality and health aspects por Amenu, K., Markemann, A., Zarate, A.V.

“…The study aimed to assess the quality and health aspects of water intended for human and livestock consumption in two rural districts of the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. The study involved two parts: the first consisted of a questionnaire survey and farmers’ group discussions, complemented by secondary health data, and the second part determined the chemical (total dissolved solids, pH, manganese, hexa-valent chromium, fluoride) and microbiological quality of different water sources during dry and wet seasons. …”
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Village chicken constraints and traditional management practices in Jamma District, South Wollo, Ethiopia por Mengesha, M., Tamir, B., Dessie, Tadelle

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Effects of land-use and tsetse fly control on bird species richness in southwestern Ethiopia por Wilson, C.J., Reid, Robin S., Stanton, N.L., Perry, Brian D.

“…-transmitted trypanosomiasis in the Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia, appears to have accelerated conversion of wooded grassland into cropland. …”
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia por Astatke, A., Jabbar, M.A., Mohamed Saleem, M.A., Erkossa, Teklu

“…Land degradation is one of the major problems related to low productivity in Ethiopia. Vertisols are potential agricultural lands but are underutilized due to waterlogging during the rainy season and are prone to soil erosion due to the traditional practices of planting crops at the end of the rainy season exposing bare land to heavy rains. …”
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Estimating the effects of tsetse control on livestock productivity - a case study in southwest Ethiopia por Rowlands, G.J., Mulatu, W., Leak, S.G.A., Nagda, S.M., D'Ieteren, G.D.M.

“…A tsetse control campaign was started in January 1991 using a synthetic pyrethroid cypermethrin `pour-on' applied monthly to cattle exposed to high levels of drug-resistant trypanosomes in the Ghibe valley of southwest Ethiopia. In December 1992, a cost-recovery scheme was introduced, and thereafter farmers paid for treatment. …”
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Comparison between comparative tuberculin and gamma-interferon tests for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia por Ameni, G., Miorner, H., Roger, F., Tibbo, Markos

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Risk factors for mortality associated with respiratory disease among Menz and Horro sheep in Ethiopia por Tibbo, Markos, Mukasa-Mugerwa, E., Woldemeskel, M., Rege, J.E.O.

“…A retrospective case-control study was conducted on 6718 sheep of two breeds (2772 Horro and 3946 Menz) on risk factors for mortality associated with respiratory disease (MARD) in Ethiopia, based on data collected between October 1993 and December 1997. …”
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Constraints and challenges of meeting the water requirements of livestock in Ethiopia: Cases of Lume and Siraro districts por Amenu, K., Markemann, A., Roessler, R., Siegmund-Schultze, M., Abebe, G., Zarate, A.V.

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Unlocking the potential of livestock technologies in Ethiopia: Shifting from piecemeal solutions to holistic approach por Ergano, Kebebe, Duncan, Alan J., Oosting, Simon J.

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An open source GIS tool to plan context-specific rainwater management strategies for Ethiopia por Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Pfeifer, Catherine, Swaans, Cornelis P.M.

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Estimates of crossbreeding parameters for egg laying performance of crossbreed chickens at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia por Tadesse, M., Dessie, Tadelle, Dana, N.

“…Crossbreeding parameters were estimated for egg production performance ofindigenous Ethiopian and White Leghorn chicken and their crosses at Debre ZeitAgricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia. The GLM procedure of SAS (1997) wasused to estimate the contribution of additive genetic and heterotic effects in thecrossbreds. …”
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The Mahibere-Silassie composite: A new cattle breed type in north-western Ethiopia por Wuletaw, Z., Ayalew, W., Sölkner, Johann, Hegde, B.P.

“…This study was conducted to identify and describe the cattle genetic resources in South and North Wollo zones of Amhara Region, North Eastern Ethiopia based on their descriptive morphological characteristics. …”
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Management practices and agro-ecological effects on crop water productivity in Meja watershed, Ethiopia por Debela, A.A., Erkossa, Teklu, Zuberi, M.I.

“…Low water use efficiency and water scarcity characterize the dominant rainfed agricultural production system in the densely populated highlands of Ethiopia. Improving water productivity in the rainfed system is among the ways of overcoming the water scarcity challenge. …”
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Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia por Abebe, Yenenesh, Melaku, S., Tegegne, Azage, Tegegne, F.

“…This study was conducted to assess the sheep breeds, traditional sheep breeding practices and flock structure in four selected representative rural kebeles in Burie district North Western Ethiopia. Informal and formal surveys in the selected kebeles were conducted. …”
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Innovation platforms, power, representation and participation: Lessons from Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia por Cullen, Beth, Tucker, Josephine, Snyder, Katherine A., Lema, Zelalem, Duncan, Alan J.

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