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Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 29, Number 3, March 2017
ISSN 0121-3784

Contents

Papers:

  1. Methane production in an in vitro rumen fermentation of molasses-urea was reduced by supplementation with fresh rather than dried cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) leaves and by biochar; Phonethep Porsavathdy, Sengsouly Phongphanith, T R Preston and R A Leng

  2. Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) and different proportions of dry milk replacer (0, 5 and 10%) in calf diets; A C Alonso Vázquez, R Ybalmea Puldón, D Batista Montané, B Chongo García and L G Franco (In Spanish)

  3. Use of simulation to examine a dairy goat breeding program in Tanzania; Z C Nziku, G C Kifaro, L O Eik, T Steine and T Ådnøy

  4. Environmental variations of blood parameters of Ouled Djellal ewes at 3 altitudes under extensive condition, Algeria; M Titaouine, D Bergonier, T Meziane, K Deghnouche and H Mohamdi (In French)

  5. Effect of zeolite on return of ovarian activity, involution and uterine health in postpartum dairy grazing bred cows; J P Garzón Prado, V H Barrera Mosquera, D A Galarza Lucero, M E Soria Parra, D F Rodríguez Saldaña, G E López Crespo and P R Marini (In Spanish)

  6. Effect of dietary inclusion of Morera (Morus alba) or Moringa (Moringa oleifera) meal on behavior traits, carcass and meat quality from pigs; Y Pérez and J García (In Spanish)

  7. The grasscutter: an untapped resource of Africa’s grasslands; E K Adu, A Asafu-Adjaye, B A Hagan and J K Nyameasem

  8. Efficacy of mycosorbents to ameliorate the adverse effects of natural aflatoxin contamination in the diets of Cherry Valley ducks; K Rattanasinthuphong, B Tengjaroenkul, U Tengjaroenkul and P Pakdee

  9. Camel gastrointestinal helminths in selected districts of Somali regional state, eastern Ethiopia; Magan Muhomed, Berhanu Sibhat and Jelalu Kemal

  10. The dry seeds of broad bean (Vicia faba major L) for fattening rabbits: effect on growth and slaughter performance; R Hannachi-Rabia, S A Kadi, C Bannelier, M Berchiche and T Gidenne (In French)

  11. The potential of Richardia scabra and fodder tree leaf meals in reducing enteric methane from dairy cows during dry season; Dyton Maselema and Fanny C Chigwa

  12. Seroprevalence of Avian Leucosis in chicken in Nairobi and surrounding Counties; K O Miheso, P G Mbuthia, L W Njagi, D N Karanja, P K Gathumbi, D N Shah, C W Wanjohi and M R Murithi

  13. Determination of age at slaughter on meat quality characteristics for indigenous Malawian spotted (kawangi) chickens; S R Mussah and R K D Phoya

  14. The efficacy of ZeroFly® Screen, insecticide incorporated screen, against nuisance and biting flies on cattle kept under zero grazing system in the Northern Zone of Tanzania; Y P Nagagi, V Temba and E V G Komba

  15. Effects of inclusion of protein hydrolysis from Tra catfish by-product waste water in the diets on apparent ileal digestibility and total tract retention coefficients of local chickens; Nguyen Thi Thuy and Nguyen Cong Ha

  16. Performance of Zebu steers supplemented with arboreal and agro-industrial by-products; D M Ortiz, S L Posada and R R Noguera (In Spanish)

  17. Effect of varying levels of dietary energy and protein on reproductive performance of FUNAAB - alpha hens; B Saleh, S T Mbap, D J U Kalla, U D Doma and H Duwa

  18. Some plants used against goat diseases in Kalemie and Moba territories (RDC); L R T Kumwimba, W L ABaysande, B M Aamba, K B Kikumbi, K M Mbayo, K E Ngoy and S J B Lumbu (In French)

  19. Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer application on improvement of degraded grazing land in the central highland of Ethiopia; Fekadu Nemera, Zewdu Kelkay Tessema and Abule Ebro

  20. Lactation specific demographic parameters of farm-bred Jersey x Red Sindhi crossbred cows under North-Eastern agro-climatic conditions of Tamil Nadu; S Vinothraj, A Subramanian, R Venkataramanan, Cecilia Joseph and S N Sivaselvam (short communication)

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