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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
On behalf <strong>of</strong> the Small Ruminant-Collaborative Research Support Program
(SR-CRSP), the editors would like to thank Dr. Soetatwo Hadiwigeno, Director <strong>of</strong> the
Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (AARD); Dr. Jan Nari, Dr. P.
Sitorus and Drh. M. Rangkuti <strong>of</strong> the Central Research Institute for Animal Science
(CRIAS); Dr. Sabrani <strong>of</strong> the Research Institute for Animal Production (RIAP); Dr.
Basuki <strong>of</strong> the Rubber Research Center (RRC); Joyce Turk and Wilbur Scarborough
<strong>of</strong> the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); and Dr. James
Oxley, former Director <strong>of</strong> the SR-CRSP. The <strong>workshop</strong> summarized in this volume
would not have been possible without their support and encouragement.
Th;e USAID and the International Development Research Center are acknowledged
for their support in co-sponsoring the <strong>workshop</strong>. Several colleagues contributcd to the
realization <strong>of</strong> the <strong>workshop</strong> and the publication <strong>of</strong> these proceedings. Special mention
goes to the excellent contribution <strong>of</strong> all <strong>workshop</strong> participants and colleagues at RIAP
and RRC Sei Putih, and to Mark Ufkes <strong>of</strong> Winrocc International for his time and
efforts in the preliminary editing <strong>of</strong> the proceedings. Dr. Doug Stoltz's valuable
editorial suggestions, are also appreciated.
We wish to express our appreciation to the SR-CRSP management entity's team
at Davis, USA, and to the SR-CRSP staff members in Indonesia: Mrs. Kustiani, Mrs.
Josephine Wie and Ms. Suriyati. Mrs. Josephine Wie deserves special thanks for
having devoted many extra hours <strong>of</strong> patient work with the manuscripts. Appreciation
goes also to Sri Budyarti and Murtiyeni for their valuable help in rcviewing the
manuscripts and format.
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