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Characterization of mohair and cashmere in regions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
tTo generate information on animal fiber quality traits in Central Asia, as a prelude to geneticimprovement, fiber samples of 495 cashmere goats from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and448 mohair goats from these two countries ...
Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 4-Lactation Period
This booklet is part of a ten-part series of technical guidelines describing best practices for managing Awassi sheep – the dominant sheep breed in several countries across the Middle East. The series is targeted at sheep ...
Milk and Reproduction Performances of Awassi Sheep in Tal Hadya Station, Syria, 2002-2011
The data were collected from an experimental sheep flock that was maintained at ICARDA’s Tal Hadya station, Aleppo, Syria (now in Terbol station in Lebanon). By 1980, the foundation of ICARDA’s experimental Syrian Awassi ...
Closing the Feed Gap in Drylands for Enhanced Livestock Productivity and Efficient Resource Use
Livestock is the world’s fastest-growing highest-value agricultural sub-sector already accounting for about 40 % of agricultural GDP globally. By 2050 massive increases over 2005/7 amounts of cereals, dairy and meat will ...
Milk processing in East Africa
This booklet explains the milk processing methods in East Africa.
Intake pattern and nutrient supply of lactating sheep selecting dried forage from woody plants and straw offered in binary or multiple choice
This study investigated whether offering either binary or multiple choice among low quality
forages has an effect on intake and feeding behaviour compared to no-choice situations
where only one single low-quality forage ...
Animal Nutrition and Product Quality Laboratory Manual
Animal nutrition is an important factor limiting livestock productivity, and feed costs are considered as the main constraint to raising income from small–scale ruminant production in dry areas. ICARDA’s livestock scientists ...
Ultrasound diagnosis as low-tech tool for sheep and goat production systems
Productivity and profitability of meat and milk production from small ruminants are geared by reproductive performance. Ultrasound machines may not seem to fit with preconceived ideas for use in extensive, low input systems, ...
Progress Report: Increase livestock productivity to improve availability of animal proteins to the households and increased revenues and wellbeing of livestock keepers
Meat, milk, fiber and pelts from small ruminants are key income sources for agro-pastoral
communities living in mountainous regions in Tajikistan or on marginal salt-affected land in
Uzbekistan. As their main source of ...
Best Practices for Managing Awassi Sheep 5-Milk and Milk Processing
This booklet is part of a ten-part series of technical guidelines describing best practices for managing Awassi sheep – the dominant sheep breed in several countries across the Middle East. The series is targeted at sheep ...