Animal Production

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Priorities for Pig Research in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to 2010

Publication Code: 

WP53

Author(s): 

R Jones
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The majority of pig producers are smallholders, most of whom are located in rural areas

Social capital and cattle marketing chains in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia

Publication Code: 

TR074

Price: 

$21.00

Author(s): 

Ian W. Patrick, Graham R. Marshall, I.G.A.A. Ambarawati and Muktasam Abdurrahman
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This study provides evidence of the importance of social capital in the process of alleviating poverty through rural development initiatives, particularly with respect to Indonesian smallholders accessing cattle market opportunities.

Beef palatabililty in the Republic of South Africa: implications for niche-marketing strategies

Publication Code: 

TR072

Price: 

$15.00

Author(s): 

John Thompson, Rod Polkinghorne, Alan Gee, Dan Motiang, Phillip Strydom, Mpho Mashau, Jones Ng’ambi, Rietta deKock and Heather Burrow
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ACIAR supports research on improving the competitiveness and profitability of smallholder cattle producers in the Republic of South Africa. The consumer research presented in this report highlights the potential for smallholder producers of indigenous cattle to gain a share of markets currently dominated by grain-fed beef from feedlots.

Rodent biology and management

Publication Code: 

TR045

Price: 

$15.00

Author(s): 

Zhi-Bin Zhang, L Hinds, G Singleton & Zu-Wang Wang (ed.)
TR45

This technical report contains abstracts from an international conference on rodent biology and management held in Beijing in 1998.

Production of fine wool in northern China: effect of nutrition and helminth infections

Publication Code: 

TR032

Price: 

$38.00

Author(s): 

N Anderson, D W Peter, D G Masters & D A Petch (eds)
TR32

The northern provinces of China where the land is suitable only for grazing livestock supports approximately 100 million sheep based on Merino types originally from Russia and Australia

Economic aspects of raw wool production and marketing in China

Publication Code: 

TR025

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

J Longworth
TR25

The Chinese Government has placed a high priority on the development of the nation's raw wool industry

Plants fed to village ruminants in Indonesia

Publication Code: 

TR022

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$15.00

Author(s): 

J B Lowry & R J Petheram
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This report presents original information on the composition of 136 species of plants known to be fed to village ruminants, mostly in West Java

Measurement and maintenance of duck and hen egg quality in Vietnam

Publication Code: 

RN23

Author(s): 

ACIAR
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The albumen quality of duck and hen eggs declines very rapidly when eggs are stored at ambient temperature especially in hot climates

Tropical legumes for sustainable farming systems in southern Africa and Australia

Publication Code: 

PR115

Price: 

$22.00

Author(s): 

A M Whitbread & B C Pengelly
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The papers in this book come from an ACIAR project to develop sustainable animal and cropping systems in southern Africa

Strategies to improve Bali cattle in eastern Indonesia

Publication Code: 

PR110

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

K Entwistle & D R Lindsay (ed)
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This publication brings together Indonesian and Australian expertise on Bali cattle production and herd improvement

Development strategies for genetic evaluation for beef production in developing countries

Publication Code: 

PR108

Price: 

$28.00

Author(s): 

J Allen & Ancharlie Na-Chiangmai
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This workshop was organised so that Thailand could share its experiences and results with other Southeast Asian countries who share similar production environments and constraints with the aim of sharing information and ideas and to foster cooperation in Southeast Asia for beef production and breeding

Working with farmers: the key to adoption of forage technologies

Publication Code: 

PR095

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$25.00

Author(s): 

W.W.Stur, P.M. Horne, J.B.Hacker & P.C. Kerridge
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This proceedings puts on record the papers and posters which were presented and the discussions which were held at the international workshop which marked the completion of the Forages for Smallholders Project

Tannins in livestock and human nutrition

Publication Code: 

PR092

Price: 

$17.00

Author(s): 

J D Brooker (ed)
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Tannins are one of the most common secondary products found in plants species, and represent one of the greatest hurdles to effective utilisation of forages by grazing livestock

Upland farming systems in the Lao PDR: problems and opportunities for livestock

Publication Code: 

PR087

Price: 

$22.00

Author(s): 

E C Chapman, B Bounthong Bouahom & P K Hansen (eds)
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Improvements in disease control are desperately needed making the 1997 Vientiane workshop organised jointly by the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (GoL) and ACIAR, extremely timely

Mineral problems in sheep in northern China and some other regions in Asia

Publication Code: 

PR073

Price: 

$23.00

Author(s): 

D G Masters, Yu Shunxiang, Lu De-Xun & C L White (eds)
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China has vast areas of arid and semi-arid pastoral land in its northern provinces

Exploring approaches to research in the animal sciences in Vietnam

Publication Code: 

PR068

Price: 

$42.00

Author(s): 

W J Pryor (ed.)
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Enormous changes have occurred in Vietnam since 1990

Draught animal power in the Asian-Australasian region

Publication Code: 

PR046

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

W J Pryor (ed.)
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The economic structure of draught animal power in Asia varies from country to country according to national policy, social patterns and agricultural practices

Buffalo and goats in Asia

Publication Code: 

PR034

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

N M Tulloh
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These seminar proceedings report the results of ACIAR sponsored research which commenced in 1985

Forages for plantation crops

Publication Code: 

PR032

Author(s): 

H M Shelton & W W Str (eds)
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OUT OF STOCK This proceedings provides information needed by extension workers and farmers to increase the productivity of ruminants in plantation crops

Draught animals in rural development

Publication Code: 

PR027

Price: 

$66.00

Author(s): 

D Hoffmann, J P Hogan & R J Petheram (eds)
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OUT OF STOCK The estimated one billion draught animals throughout the developing world provide vital power, transport, milk, meat and security to millions of rural families

Draught animal power for production

Publication Code: 

PR010

Author(s): 

CopIand, J. W.
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proceedings of an international workshop held at James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia, 10-16 July 1985.

Goat production and research in the tropics

Publication Code: 

PR007

Author(s): 

Copland, J.W,
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proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 6-8 February 1984. The aims of the workshop Goat Production and Research in the Tropics were: firstly to identify the major problems facing the goat industries in developing countries: secondly, to understand Australia's comparative advantage in goat research: and finally, to identify potential topics, operating institutions and scientists around which ACIAR might develop collaborative research proposals.

Forages and farmers - Case studies from South-East Asia

Publication Code: 

MN142

Price: 

$35.00

Author(s): 

John Connell, Werner Stür and Peter Horne
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Copublished by ACIAR and CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture), this book recounts the stories of innovative farmers, both men and women, who transformed marginal farming into productive, profitable and market-oriented enterprises.

Pig husbandry in New Guinea: a literature review and bibliography

Publication Code: 

MN108

Price: 

$45.00

Author(s): 

Robin Hide
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There are nearly two and a half million domestic pigs in New Guinea, or approximately one animal for every three people

Developing agricultural solutions with smallholder farmers - how to get started with participatory approaches

Publication Code: 

MN099

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

Peter M. Horne and Werner W. Stur
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This book describes a participatory approach used by development workers in Southeast Asia to help smallholders integrate forages onto their farms.

Effects of globalisation and economic development on the Asian livestock sector

Publication Code: 

MN097

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

D Quirke, M Harding, D Vincent & D Garrett
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This report analyses the impact of growth in demand for livestock products and trade liberalisation on the performance of the beef, pig meat, poultry and dairy systems in China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand

Improving Indonesia's beef industry

Publication Code: 

MN095

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

P U Hadi, N IIham, A Thahar, B Winarso, D Vincent & D Quirke
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(Available electronically only) The project described in this report aimed to provide an analytical modelling framework to help beef industry analysts and advisers understand how changes in the general economic environment and in government policy are likely to affect each component of the cattle to beef supply chain, from production through sales

Developing forage technologies with smallholder farmers - how to grow, manage and use forages [Lao]

Publication Code: 

MN089 [Lao]

Author(s): 

Stur, W.W and Horne, P.M
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(Available electronically only) The Lao translation of Monograph 88 Developing forage technologies with smallholder farmers - how to grow, manage and use forages.

Developing forage technologies with smallholder farmers - how to grow, manage and use forages

Publication Code: 

MN088

Author(s): 

Stur, W.W and Horne, P.M
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Farmers have to spend much time feeding their animals, grazing them in distant areas or cutting feed far from their homes. Supplementing traditional feed resources with planted forages is a simple solution to decreasing natural feed resources

A review of Papua New Guinea's red meat industry

Publication Code: 

MN066

Author(s): 

D Vincent & S Low
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This study of the red meat industry, funded by AusAID under special funding arrangements with ACIAR, provides a much needed analysis