Livestock and Wealth Creation Improving the Husbandry of Animals Kept By Resource-Poor People in Developing Countries

by Owen, E.; Kitalyi, A.; Jayasuriya, N.; Smith, T.

• ISBN13: 9781904761327
• ISBN10: 1904761321
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Nottingham University Press

Summary

This unique textbook is the product of a south/north, east/west collaboration, involving 105 contributors from 26 countries. It will be invaluable to all concerned with livestock keeping and poverty alleviation in developing countries, especially lecturers, students, NGOs, policy makers and those working with resource-poor livestock-keepers.

Author Biography

Nottingham University Press has been publishing scientific and technical books since 1992 and has earned international recognition as a publisher of only the highest quality materials.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction - the need to change the 'mind-set'	p. 1
Why keep livestock if you are poor?	p. 13
Livestock systems	p. 29
The livestock and poverty assessment methodology: an overview	p. 53
Livestock development and poverty	p. 71
Knowledge - key to empowerment	p. 89
Livestock products - valuable and more valuable	p. 109
Marketing to promote trade and development	p. 127
Livestock and the environment	p. 145
Animal response to nutrient supply	p. 167
Feeds and feeding to improve productivity and survival	p. 191
Breeding strategies for sustainable improvement	p. 215
Improving the health of livestock kept by the resource-poor in developing countries	p. 233
Apiculture	p. 263
Giant African snails	p. 283
Poultry	p. 301
Grasscutters, guinea pigs and rabbits	p. 325
Pigs	p. 343
Goats	p. 361
Sheep	p. 387
African camels and South American camelids	p. 411
Cattle	p. 433
Buffalo	p. 451
Yak	p. 473
Equines	p. 489
Wildlife	p. 509
Lessons learned and the way ahead	p. 525
DFID LPP projects	p. 547
References	p. 551
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