On-station research on draught animals: An example from Niger

Discusses the programme of the animal traction research project at ILCA-Niger. Presents results of a study undertaken to assess time saved in soil preparation by using donkeys and a pair of oxen instead of using manual labour

Animal nutrition

Discusses the effects of the interaction among genotype, animal health & nutrition on livestock productivity within a particular environment, w. spec. ref. to results of work undertaken by ILCA on the nutrition component of the system, using availability & composition of forage, and composition & amount of food eaten to study grazing behaviour, feed intake and performance of animals

Les sous-produits agro-industriels au Mali

Evaluation de l'utilisation des sous produits agro-industriels pour l'alimentation de betail au Mali, analysant les donnees sur la production et les valeurs alimentaires reelles (1979) et potentielles des sous produits agro-industriels au Mali, decrivant les raisons essentielles des fluctuations des productions de sous produits & leur destination, et identifiant les contraintes poses a la transformation des sous produits en proteines animales, notamment en ce qui concerne les issues de riz, les sous-produits de la canne, les graines de coton, les tourteaux et les sous produits des abattoirs

Feeding behaviour of domestic ruminants in sahelian zone

Report of a study conducted to determine the relationship between environment, herd management and grazing behaviour of domestic ruminants in the Sahelian zon

Voluntary intake and livestock productivity in different ecological zones of Africa

Describes methods used to determine the voluntary intake, grazing behaviour & productivity of livestock in sedentary or semi-transhumant grazing systems of the Malian Sahel, defining relations between intake & some environmental factors, & relating some of the results obtained to other ecological zones in Tropical Africa; with particular reference to weight changes of cattle & their relation to intake, forage availability & implications of the value of protein content for animal production improvement

Ingestion volontaire et productivite du betail dans diverses zones ecologiques de l'Afrique

Describes methods used to determine the voluntary intake, grazing behaviour & productivity of livestock in sedentary or semi-transhumant grazing systems of the Malian Sahel, defining relations between intake & some environmental factors, & relating some of the results obtained to other ecological zones in Tropical Africa; with particular reference to weight changes of cattle & their relation to intake, forage availability & implications of the value of protein content for animal production improvement