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  1. Feeding and working strategies for oxen used for draft purposes in semi-arid West Africa by Fall, Abdou, Pearson, R.A., Lawrence, P.R., Fernández Rivera, S.

    Published 1997
    “…This study was conducted to determine the energy expenditure of draft oxen working on sandy soils, performing common agricultural tasks, so that energy requirements could be determined; to establish the relationships between work and intake and digestibility of roughages by draft oxen; to investigate the effect of body condition before work and liveweight losses during work on work performance, and to investigate the implications of heat stress on draft oxen in semi-arid areas. …”
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  2. A review of the economic and ecological constraints on animal draft cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa by Ehui, Simeon K., Polson, R.

    Published 1993
    “…In this paper previous research is reviewed to evaluate the economic and ecological constraints to animal draft cultivation. Results of past studies have shown that the animal-drawn plow is only profitable at higher intensities of farming induced by population growth and better market access. …”
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  3. Agriculture durable en Afrique francophone Guide de ressources : livres journaux organismes by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

    Published 1997
    “…Ce guide est l'édition actualisée et améliorée de la bibliographie éditée par AGRECOL, ENDA, GEYSER et INADES en 1989 sur l'agriculture durable en Afrique.Une abondante littérature est parue depuis lors sur ce sujet, étant donné le...…”
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