Global agenda for livestock research: Proceedings of a consultation

The objectives of this consultation are to identify priority requirements for improved livestock productivity and development of the sustainable production systems in the developing regions; to identify cross-regional priorities, major constraints, the researchable areas and issues in livestock production most likely to bring distinct benefits and impacts; and to assist identification of participants and planning for future regional research workshops. The report summarises the priority researchable issues suggested during the consultation to be considered for ILRI's broader agenda for livestock and related research. These issues include livestock production systems and feed development and improvement

Long-Term Ecohydrologic Monitoring: A Case Study from the Santee Experimental Forest, South Carolina

Long-term research on gauged watersheds within the USDA Forest Service’s Experimental Forest and Range (EFR) network has contributed substantially to our understanding of relationships among forests, water, and hydrologic processes and watershed management, yet there is only limited information from coastal forests. This article summarizes key findings from hydrology and water-quality studies based on long-term monitoring on first-, second-, and third-order watersheds on the Santee Experimental Forest, which are a part of the headwaters of the east branch of the Cooper River that drains into the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. The watersheds are representative forest ecosystems that are characteristic of the low-gradient Atlantic Coastal Plain. The long-term (35-year) water balance shows an average annual runoff of 22% of the precipitation and an estimated 75% for the evapotranspiration (ET), leaving the balance to groundwater. Non-growing season prescribed fire, an operational management practice, shows no effects on streamflow and nutrient export. The long-term records were fundamental to understanding the effects of Hurricane Hugo in 1989 on the water balance of the paired watersheds that were related to vegetation damage by Hugo and post-Hugo responses of vegetation. The long-term precipitation records showed that the frequency of large rainfall events has increased over the last two decades. Although there was an increase in air temperature, there was no effect of that increase on annual streamflow and water table depths. The long-term watershed records provide information needed to improve design, planning, and assessment methods and tools used for addressing the potential impacts of hydrologic responses on extreme events; risk and vulnerability assessments of land use; and climate and forest disturbance on hydrology, ecology, biogeochemistry, and water supply

Global agenda for livestock research: Proceedings of a conference on development of livestock research priorities in Asia

This proceedings presents the results and conclusions of ILRI's role in livestock research and development in Asia. It provides a detailed testimony of the success of the consultation, and especially about ILRI's commitment to form integrated programmes for livestock and agricultural research with national partners and others. Topics of discussion include ILRI's mission, vision, programme and collaboration; animal genetic resources in Asia, ILRI's Animal Health Improvement Programme, Sustainable Production Systems Programme; ruminant feed resources research, and partnerships with NARS for technology transfer

Leucaena forage supplementation of ruminant diets in the ASEAN region

Meeting: International Workshop on Rice Straw and Related Feeds in Ruminant Rations, 24-28 Mar. 1986, Kandy, L

Feed resource development from agro-industrial by-products and their efficient utilisation in South East Asia and the Pacific

Meeting: Regional Seminar on Management and Utilisation of Agricultural and Industrial Wastes, 21-23 Mar. 1990, Kuala Lumpur, M

Goat meat production potential in the developing countries

Presented at the VII Annual Mexican Meeting on Goat Production, Monterey, Mexico, 199