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  1. Improving Backyard Chicken Production

    1995-10-19 “Probably more people are directly involved in chicken production throughout the world than in any other single agricultural enterprise.” Maintaining and improving the productivity of backyard chicken flocks is important for the wellbeing of rural families. Backyard producers value chickens for...
    Chickens Livestock Rural Development

  2. The Nutritive Value of Chaya

    1996-07-19 Information about using Chaya to feed pigs.
    Livestock Chaya Health Pigs Nutrition

  3. Taro Tuber Processing For Animal Feed

    1997-11-19 Taro for feeding livestock.
    Livestock Root Crops Taro

  4. Fly Control for Cattle

    1999-03-19 Horn flies have been controlled with insecticides in the U.S. since the early 1950s. An alternative, mechanical means of control (horn fly trap) was developed prior to World War II, but this never made its way into mainstream agriculture because of the growing use of pesticides following the war....
    Livestock Pest Control Biological Control cattle

  5. Tick Control For Goats

    1997-11-19 Two methods for controlling ticks on goats in the tropics.
    Livestock Goats Parasites Pest Control Biological Control

  6. Suppressing Varroa Mites In Bee Hives

    1997-11-19 Preliminary research done by the USDAsuggests that the smoke of grapefruit leaves may help control varroa mites, which parasitize bees.
    Livestock Pest Control Biological Control Honeybee

  7. How to Work Livestock into a Conservation Agriculture System

    2017-02-08 In marginal environments where strong crop-livestock interactions exist, inclusive and equitable access to finance, well-functioning land rental markets, and efficient provision of extension advisory services contribute significantly towards the shift to more sustainable land use management and...
    Livestock Sustainable Land Use Conservation Agric... Resilience East Africa

  8. How to Make Your Own Salt Licks and Urea Blocks

    1999-10-19 Salt licks can provide the minerals that are often lacking, such as phosphorus, sodium, calcium and magnesium. Salt licks can be purchased to improve production, but limited cash and/or proximity to a town or village may prohibit doing so regularly. It is possible, however, to make your own salt...
    Livestock Nutrition SALT

  9. I Know the Protein Content of a Dry Forage. How Do I Calculate What It Would Be When I Feed It Green?

    1999-12-19 How to calculate protein content of fresh forage.
    Livestock Forage Nutrition

  10. New Uses of Moringa Studied in Nicaragua

    2000-06-20 A report on the work of Nikolaus and Gabriele Foidl with Moringa in Nicaragua.
    Moringa Nutrition Livestock Water Treatment