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Evaluation of 3 techniques for determining diet composition. (2001)
Journal Article
Henley, S. R., Smith, D., & Raats, J. G. (2001). Evaluation of 3 techniques for determining diet composition. Journal of range management, 54, 582-588

Over a period of four days, three goats were employed to compare three techniques applied to the study of herbivore diet selection, namely direct observation, faecal analysis and the recently developed remote control oesophageal fistula valve. Direct... Read More about Evaluation of 3 techniques for determining diet composition..

Assessment of health conditions of donkeys kept in urban and rural areas of central Ethiopia. (2000)
Book Chapter
Gemechu, K., Aster, Y., Tamirat, D., & Pearson, R. A. (2000). Assessment of health conditions of donkeys kept in urban and rural areas of central Ethiopia. In D. Smith, T. Agajie, & L. More (Eds.), Alleviating poverty in Peri-urban Ethiopia by improving the health, welfare and management of donkeys. Promoting peri-urban livelihoods through better donkey welfare. Proceedings of a workshop held at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, October 2000 (29-35). CTVM

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.

Alleviating poverty in peri-urban Ethiopia by improving the health, welfare and management of donkeys: "Promoting peri-urban livelihoods through better donkey welfare". (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, D., Agajie, T., & More, L. (2000, January). Alleviating poverty in peri-urban Ethiopia by improving the health, welfare and management of donkeys: "Promoting peri-urban livelihoods through better donkey welfare"

Proceedings of a workshop held at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. October 2000

The effects of work on food intake and ingestive behaviour of draught cattle and buffalo given barley straw (1994)
Journal Article
Pearson, R. A., & Smith, D. (1994). The effects of work on food intake and ingestive behaviour of draught cattle and buffalo given barley straw. Animal production, 58(03), 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003356100007273

In the first experiment draught cattle and buffalo were worked for 5 h/day and/or given 17 h access to feed. In the second experiment they were worked for 4 h/day and/or given 20 h access to feed. When animals were prevented from feeding on barley st... Read More about The effects of work on food intake and ingestive behaviour of draught cattle and buffalo given barley straw.