All Outputs (6)

R7350 Final Technical Report: Use and management of donkeys by poor societies I peri-urban areas of Ethiopia. (2004)
Report
Smith, D. (2004). R7350 Final Technical Report: Use and management of donkeys by poor societies I peri-urban areas of Ethiopia

The purpose of the project was to improve the livelihoods of peri-urban donkey users by identifying
appropriate interventions and dissemination pathways that would increase donkey ownership and
work performance.
A multidisciplinary group of scient... Read More about R7350 Final Technical Report: Use and management of donkeys by poor societies I peri-urban areas of Ethiopia..

R7376: A practical decision support tool to improve the feedmanagement of ruminant work animals. Final Technical Report (2000)
Report
Thorne, P. J., & Smith, D. (2000). R7376: A practical decision support tool to improve the feedmanagement of ruminant work animals. Final Technical Report

Deteriorating levels of food production and increasing demands for food have reduced food security amongst rural communities in poor countries. Draught animal
technology can help alleviate this problem by improving timeliness and reducing human drud... Read More about R7376: A practical decision support tool to improve the feedmanagement of ruminant work animals. Final Technical Report.

Report to UNHCR Chad on proposals for livestock and animal owners in Eastern Chad.
Report
Hulme, J., Pope, S., Smith, D., & Wilsmore, T. (2008). Report to UNHCR Chad on proposals for livestock and animal owners in Eastern Chad

Estimates of current livestock numbers owned by refugees in the 12 UNCHR camps in eastern Chad vary widely between 173,000 and 427,000 head, using data gathered by camp authorities. Finding adequate food for these animals is becoming an increasing c... Read More about Report to UNHCR Chad on proposals for livestock and animal owners in Eastern Chad..

FINAL REPORT – MAY 2002 Trial 3: In vivo evaluation of the effect of Biosaf Sc47 on fibre digestibility in ponies fed haylage
Report
Cuddeford, D., Smith, D., & Stebbens, H. (2002). FINAL REPORT – MAY 2002 Trial 3: In vivo evaluation of the effect of Biosaf Sc47 on fibre digestibility in ponies fed haylage

The beneficial effects of feeding Biosaf Sc47 are well established in both ruminant and non-ruminant farm animals. In beef and dairy cattle, the addition of Biosaf Sc47 to the diet results in greater live weight gains and milk production. It is post... Read More about FINAL REPORT – MAY 2002 Trial 3: In vivo evaluation of the effect of Biosaf Sc47 on fibre digestibility in ponies fed haylage.

IN VITRO ACID EXPOSURE REPORT – AUGUST 2002.
Report
Cuddeford, D., Smith, D., & Stebbens, H. (2002). IN VITRO ACID EXPOSURE REPORT – AUGUST 2002

In monogastic herbivores such as the horse, yeast based probiotics (YBP) feed additives must survive exposure to acid digestion in the stomach if they are to pass through to the caecum (the site of action) in an active state.. This is not the case i... Read More about IN VITRO ACID EXPOSURE REPORT – AUGUST 2002..

FINAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2001: The effects of Biosaf Sc47 on the dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre (ADF) disappearance from four different forages using equine faecal inoculum in an in vitro system
Report
Cuddeford, D., Smith, D., & Stebbens, H. (2001). FINAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2001: The effects of Biosaf Sc47 on the dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre (ADF) disappearance from four different forages using equine faecal inoculum in an in vitro system

The beneficial effects of feeding Biosaf Sc47 are well established in both ruminant and non-ruminant farm animals. In beef and dairy cattle, the addition of Biosaf Sc47 to the diet results in greater live weight gains and milk production. It is post... Read More about FINAL REPORT – DECEMBER 2001: The effects of Biosaf Sc47 on the dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre (ADF) disappearance from four different forages using equine faecal inoculum in an in vitro system.