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Effect of intensification on feed management of dairy cows in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

D. Romney ,
C. Utiger ,
R. Kaitho ,
P. Thorne ,
A. Wokabi ,
L. Njoroge ,
L Chege ,
J Kirui ,
D. Kamotho  and
S. Staal
D. Romney
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
C. Utiger
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya Institute of Animal Sciences, ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
R. Kaitho
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
P. Thorne
Affiliation:
Stirling Thorne Associates, PO Box 23, Llangefni, Ynys Mon LL74 8ZE, UK
A. Wokabi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box 30082, Nairobi, Kenya
L. Njoroge
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
L Chege
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box 30082, Nairobi, Kenya
J Kirui
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box 30082, Nairobi, Kenya
D. Kamotho
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box 30082, Nairobi, Kenya
S. Staal
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
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In sub-Saharan Africa mixed crop-livestock systems predominate in the semi-arid, sub-humid and cool highland zones. In these areas, systems intensify and crops and livestock become increasingly integrated as the human population increases and land becomes a more important constraint than labour (Boserup, 1965; McIntire et al., 1992). As intensification progresses, use of crop residues moves from open access to crop fields, following harvest, to labour intensive management of cereals as dual-purpose crops.

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 33: Responding to the Livestock Revolution , 2004 , pp. 167 - 177
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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