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Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 28, Number 8, August 2016
ISSN 0121-3784

Contents

Papers:

  1. Characteristics of guinea fowl production systems in northern Ghana. A baseline study of 20 districts in northern Ghana; F K Avornyo, S Salifu, E K Panyan, B I Al-Hassan, M Ahiagbe and F Yeboah

  2. Recording birth weight has no significance in village based genetic improvement programs of small ruminants; T Jembere, K Kebede, B Rischkowsky, A Haile, A M Okeyo Mwai and T Dessie

  3. Phenotypic variation among four populations of small East African goats of Tanzania; A S Nguluma, G Msalya and S W Chenyambuga

  4. Genetic diversity of Senepol cattle in Colombia using ten multiplexed microsatellites; Natalia Londoño Díaz, Mario Fernando Cerón Muñoz and Iván Darío Soto Calderón

  5. Dynamics and driving forces of change in Ethiopian smallholder livestock production system; Asaminew Tassew, Johann Sölkner and Maria Wurzinger

  6. Phenotypic variation and protein polymorphism of indigenous sheep breeds in eastern Ethiopia; Helen Nigussie, Sanjoy Kumar Pal, Solomon Diriba, Yoseph Mekasha, Kefelegn Kebede and Solomon Abegaz

  7. Evaluation of the quality of tank milk for herds of Guzerat and F1 Guzolando cross; Rodrigo Coutinho Madruga, Adriano Henrique do Nascimento Rangel, Stela Antas Urbano, Luciano Patto Novaes, Luís Henrique Fernandes Borba, Danielle Cavalcanti Sales, Jean Berg Alves da Silva and Edine Roberta de Lima

  8. Thermogram of naturally helminth-infected Galea spixii treated with aqueous extract of garlic (Allium sativum); João Paulo Araújo Fernandes de Queiroz, João Batista Freire de Souza Jr, Vanessa Raquel de Morais Oliveira, Claudionor Antonio dos Santos Filho, Ana Carla Diógenes Suassuna Bezerra, Moacir de Oliveira Franco, Leonardo Lelis de Macedo Costa and Alex Martins Varela de Arruda

  9. Effect of fodder grass species, wilting and ensiled amount in shopping plastic bags on silage quality; B J Lyimo, E J Mtengeti, N A Urio and E E Ndemanisho

  10. Predicting live weight of grasscutters using their linear body measurements; B A Hagan, J K Nyameasem, A Asafu-Adjaye and K A Daffour-Oduro

  11. Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the implementation of precision farming; Holmes Rodríguez Espinosa, Anderson Bastidas Duque and Javier Evelio Naranjo Arroyave (In Spanish)

  12. Nutritive value of the main forage resources used in Algeria. 1- The herbaceous natural fodders; N Zirmi-Zembri and S A Kadi (In French)

  13. Nutritive value of the main forage resources used in Algeria. 2- Fodder trees and shrubs; S A Kadi and N Zirmi-Zembri (In French)

  14. Trypanosome prevalence in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (tsetse) and cattle along the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania; O Manangwa, J O Ouma, I Malele, F Mramba, A Msangi and G Nkwengulila

  15. Effect of concentration of crude protein in supplements for dairy cows on degradation of dry matter in vitro; R R Noguera, J F Ramírez and S L Posada (In Spanish)

  16. In vitro rumen fermentation kinetics and nutritional evaluation of olive tree (Olea europaea L.) pruning residues as affected by cutting regimen; M R Al-Masri

  17. Pollen spectrum of honey of bees (Apis mellifera L.) of El Tarf region (Algeria Northeast); L Boutabia, S Telailia and A Chefrour (In French)

  18. Promotion of range pasture and fodder production among the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Kenyan rangelands: Experiences and lessons learnt; B K Kidake, J K Manyeki, D Kubasu and W N Mnene

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