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Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 28, Number 4, April 2016
ISSN 0121-3784

Contents

Papers:

  1. Elephant grass as forage for ruminant animals; Muhammad Rusdy

  2. Comparative study of aflatoxin B1 adsorption by Thai bentonite and commercial toxin binders at different temperatures in vitro; S Wongtangtintan, L Neeratanaphan, P Ruchuwararak, S Suksangawong, U Tengjaroenkul, P Sukon and B Tengjaroenkul

  3. Factors influencing the reproductive performances of dairy cows in Algeria; M Bouamra, F Ghozlane and M K Ghozlane (In French)

  4. Control of livestock ticks in Côte d’Ivoire using traditional ways; A Azokou, Y L Achi and M W Koné (In French)

  5. Haematological and biochemical parameters of broilers fed cassava pulp fermented with filamentous fungi isolated from the Indonesian fermented dried cassava; S Sugiharto, T Yudiarti and I Isroli

  6. Evaluation of some indicators related to effluent water quality in organic and conventional livestock production systems of small farmers in a Colombian Andean Township; J F Cruz and L C Prieto (In Spanish)

  7. Effects of processed sholla (Ficus sycomorus) fruits inclusion in the diet on performance, egg quality characteristics and feeding economics of layers; Yonas Belete, Mengistu Urge, Negassi Ameha and Gebremedhn Beyene

  8. Urea hydrolysis and sucrose hydrolysis of maize molasses (Zea mays) or sugarcane molasses (Saccharum officinarum) in rumen fluid in vitro; David A Cárdenas and Héctor J Correa (In Spanish)

  9. Study of some zootechnical parameters of reproduction and lactation in dairy herds of the Eastern region of Algeria; S Kaouche-Adjlane, F Habi, R Benhacine and A Ait El Hadi (In French)

  10. Factors influencing livestock marketing dynamics in Zambia; Mary Lubungu

  11. Understanding the development of rural-ICT service providers in the Tanzanian agro-pastoral system; Ngowi E E, A S Mwakalobo and D G Mwamfupe

  12. Breeding strategies for indigenous goat genetic resources among smallholder farmers in north - central Nigeria; D M Ogah

  13. Effect of feed supplementation of varying nutrient concentrations on growth performance and meat yield of indigenous (desi)chicken reared at rural households under tropical conditions; M Y Miah, S D Chowdhury and A K F H Bhuiyan

  14. Prospects for commercialization of indigenous chickens in Makoni District, Zimbabwe; D Maumburudze, J Mutambara, P Mugabe and H Manyumwa

  15. Major ectoparasites of small ruminants in Bench Maji Zone, southern Ethiopia; Z Tesfaheywet and H Simeon

  16. Prediction of meat yield from in vivo measurements in buffaloes; J C Velásquez Mosquera, S I Álvarez Villarraga and J D Corrales Álvarez (Short communication) (In Spanish)

  17. Performance of scavenging ecotypes of indigenous chickens on targeted phase supplementary feeding; J K Gakige, A M King’ori, B O Bebe and A K Kahi

  18. A comparative analysis of livestock farming in smallholder mixed crop-livestock systems in Kenya: 1. Livestock inventory and management; D M G Njarui, E M Gichangi, M Gatheru, E M Nyambati, C N Ondiko, M N Njunie, K W Ndungu-Magiroi, W W Kiiya, C A O Kute and W Ayako

  19. A comparative analysis of livestock farming in smallholder mixed crop-livestock systems in Kenya: 2. Feed utilization, availability and mitigation strategies to feed scarcity; D M G Njarui, E M Gichangi, M Gatheru, E M Nyambati, C N Ondiko, M N Njunie, K W Ndungu-Magiroi, W W Kiiya, C A O Kute and W Ayako

  20. Breed effects and genetic parameters of the productivity of simple crossings of rabbits; Y García Hernández, R E Ponce de León Sentí, L M Fraga Benítez and G S Guzmán Martínez (In Spanish)

  21. Breed effects and genetic parameters of fertility of diallel crossings with four rabbit breeds; R Ponce de León, Y García, G S Guzmán and L M Fraga (In Spanish)

  22. Fattening of the ovine Hamra breed with date by-products; S Meradi, F Arbouche and R Arbouche (In French)

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