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Feeding and Breeding
Baltenweck, I. and Staal, S.J. 2000. Determinants of adoption of dairy
cattle technology in the Kenyan highlands: a spatial and dynamic approach.
Paper presented at the International Association of Agricultural Economics
(IAAE) Meetings, Berlin, August 2000. (pdf 118 KB)
Bebe, B.O., Thorpe, W., Udo, H.M.J. and Mulinge, W. 2000. Breed
preferences and breeding practices in smallholder dairy systems of the
central highlands of Kenya. Paper presented at the 7th KARI Biennial
Scientific Conference, 13-17 November 2000, KARI Headquarters, Nairobi,
Kenya. (pdf 251 KB)
Bebe, B.O., Udo, H.M.J. and Thorpe, W. 2000. Disposal
and replacement practices in Kenya’s smallholder dairy herds.
Paper presented at the 3rd All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and
11th Conference of the Egyptian Society of Animal Production, 6-9
November, 2000, Alexandria, Egypt. (pdf 118 KB)
Biwott, K.J., Kaitho, R., Gachuiri, C.K., Wahome, R.G. and Tanner, J.
1998. Effects
of levels of concentrate supplementation on milk production and body
weights of lactating dairy cows. Paper presented at the Faculty
of Vet. Med. Biennial Scientific Conference, Kabete Campus, University of
Nairobi, 5-7 August 1998. (pdf 160 KB)
Muli, A.N., Kaitho, R., Gachuiri, C.K., Wahome, R.G. and Tanner, J. 1998.
Effects
of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered
and milk production in Kiambu District. Paper presented at the
Faculty of Vet. Med. Biennial Conference, Kabete Campus, University of
Nairobi, 5-7 August 1998. (pdf 116 KB)
Omore, A.O., McDermott, J.J., Muriuki, H.M. and Thorpe, W. 1998. Smallholder
dairy herd management in Kenya. Paper presented at the seminar on
“Dairy Farm Management” at the 25th International Dairy Congress,
21-24 September 1998, Aarhus, Denmark. 6pp. (pdf 221 KB)
Romney, D., Kaitho, R., Biwott, J., Wambugu, M., Chege, L., Omore, A.,
Staal S., Wanjohi, P. and Thorpe, W. 2000. Technology
development and field testing: access to credit to allow smallholder dairy
farmers in central Kenya to reallocate concentrates during lactation.
Paper presented at the 3rd All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and
11th Conference of the Egyptian Society of Animal Production, 6-9 November
2000, Alexandria, Egypt. (pdf 202 KB)
Staal, S., deWolff, T., Baltenweck, I., Romney, D., Waithaka, M., Njoroge,
L., Kruska, R., Wokabi, A., Njubi, D. and Thorpe, W. 2000. Combined
household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to
feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms. Paper
presented at the Fifth Seminar on GIS in Developing Countries (GISDECO
2000) – “GIS Tools for Rural Development”, 2–3 November 2000, IRRI,
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines (pdf 263 KB)
Utiger, C., Romney, D., Njoroge, L., Staal, S., Lukuyu, B. and Chege, L.
2000. Nutrient
flows and balances in intensive crop-dairy production systems in the Kenya
highlands. Paper presented at the 3rd All Africa Conference on
Animal Agriculture and 11th Conference of the Egyptian Society of Animal
Production, 6-9 November 2000, Alexandria, Egypt. (pdf 289 KB)
Wambugu, M., Wahome, R.G., Gachuiri, C., Tanner, J. and Kaitho, R. 1998.
Evaluation
of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional
status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district.
Paper presented at the Faculty of Vet. Med. Biennial Conference, Kabete
Campus, University of Nairobi, 5-7 August 1998. (pdf 118 KB)
Concentrate reallocation feeding
Poster-English (pdf 210 KB)
Feeding
desmodium for milk & money: Leaflet-English (pdf 371 KB)
Get
more from maize : Leaflet-English (pdf 511 KB)
Get
more from maize : Leaflet-Kikuyu (pdf 495 KB)
Get
more from maize : Leaflet-Swahili (pdf 513 KB)
Bebe, B.O., Udo, H.M.J., Rowlands, G.J. and Thorpe, W. 2003. Smallholder
dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: breed preferences and breeding
practices. Livestock Production Science 82: 117-127.
Bebe, B.O., Udo, H.M.J., Rowlands, G.J. and Thorpe, W. 2003. Smallholder
dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: cattle population dynamics under
increasing intensification. Livestock Production Science 82: 211-221.
Staal, S.J., Baltenweck, I., Waithaka, M.M., de Wolff, T. and Njoroge, L.
2002. Location and uptake: integrated household
and GIS analysis of technology adoption and land use, with application to
smallholder dairy farms in Kenya. Agricultural Economics
27:295-315.
Wambugu, M. 2000. Extension and its Effect on
Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Productivity in Smallholder Dairy Enterprises
in Kiambu District. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi ,
Kenya. (pdf 109 pp)
Baltenweck, I., Ouma, R., Anunda, F., Mwai, O. and Romney, D. 2004. Artificial
or natural insemination: The demand for breeding services by smallholders.
Paper presented at the 9th KARI Biennial Scientific Conference/Kenya
Agricultural Research Forum, 8-12 November 2004, Nairobi, Kenya. (pdf
167 KB)
Sinja, J., Karugia, J., Mwangi, D.M., Baltenweck, I. and Romney, D.
2004. Fodder
legumes technology and farmer to farmer extension (A case of Desmodium and
Calliandra in central Kenya). Paper presented at the NARO Conference on
“Integrated Agricultural Research for Development–Achievements,
Lessons Learnt and Best Practice, 1–4 September 2004, Kampala, Uganda.(pdf
134 KB)
Concentrate
reallocation feeding: Poster-Swahili (pdf 218 KB)
Napier
headsmut: Leaflet-Swahili (pdf 255 KB)
Better
manure for healthy crops: Comic book-English (pdf 552 KB)
Napier
headsmut detection: Poster-Swahili (pdf 189 KB)
Plant fodder trees for more milk and cash (pdf 475 KB)
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