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J.E. Sumberg and K. Cassaday (Editors)
Sheep and goats in humid West Africa. Proceedings of
the workshop on small ruminant production systems in
the humid zone of West Africa, held in Ibadan, Nigeria,
23-26 January 1984
1985. v + 74 pages. Paperback. 29.7 x 20.7 cm. ISBN 92-9053-058-
8. Also available on microfiche: ISBN 92-9053-137-1. US$ 12.00
(including airmail postage).
Summarises research on dwarf sheep and goat production in humid
West Africa. Among the topics discussed are disease profiles of
village sheep and goats, integration of the small ruminant enterprise
into the wider farming system of the zone, and the economics of the
improved production systems of ruminants.
Available in English.
R.T. Wilson and D. Bourzat (Editors)
Small ruminants in African agriculture. Les petits ruminants
dans I’agriculture africaine. Proceedings of a conference
held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
30 September-4 October 1985
1985. ix + 261 pages. Paperback. 29.7 x 20.8 cm. lSBN 92-9053-069-
3. Also available on microfiche: ISBN 92-9053-138-X. US$ 30.00
(including airmail postage).
Contains 24 papers (14 in English and 10 in French) which discuss
goat and sheep research in 14 African countries. The role of these
animals in a wide range of ecological zones and agricultural systems
is described, as well as their reproductive and productive performance,
nutrition, mortality and morbidity.
N. de Ridder, H. van Keulen, N.E. Seligman and P.J.H. Neate
(Editors)
Modelling of extensive livestock production systems. Proceedings
of the ILCA/ARO/CABO workshop held at
ARO, Bet Dagan, Israel, 5-9 February 1985
1986. 349 pages. Originally in paperback. 29.7 x 21 cm. ISBN 92-
9053-073-1 Now available only on microfiche: ISBN 92-9053-139-8.
US$16.00 (including airmail postage),
The workshop focused on four main aspects of modelling extensive
livestock production systems: primary production, factors affecting
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