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" Increasing Small Ruminant Productivity in Semi-arid Areas : "
edited by E.F. Thomson, F.S. Thomson.
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BL
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772620
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edited by E.F. Thomson, F.S. Thomson.
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Increasing Small Ruminant Productivity in Semi-arid Areas : : Proceedings of a Workshop held at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria, 30 November to 3 December 1987\ edited by E.F. Thomson, F.S. Thomson.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1988
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Current topics in veterinary medicine and animal science, 47.
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(306 pages)
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9400913176
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: 9789400913172
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I. Livestock Systems and Nutrition --; The Contribution of Livestock Products to Human Dietary Needs with Special Reference to North Africa and West Asia --; The Importance of Barley in Food Production and Demand in West Asia and North Africa --; Research Strategies for Development: Improving Sheep and Goat Production in Developing Countries --; Increasing Feed Resources for Small Ruminants in the Mediterranean Basin --; A Comparison of Grazing and Browsing Ruminants in the Use of Feed Resources --; Improving Livestock Production from Straw-Based Diets --; II. Breeding --; Breeding Strategies for Small Ruminants in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas --; A Strategy for the Exploitation of Sheep Genotypes for Improved Flock Performance --; Sheep and Goats: Their Relative Potential for Milk and Meat Production in Semi-Arid Environments --; New Technologies for Animal Improvement and Developing Countries --; Selection for Lamb Growth in Libyan Barbary Sheep --; The Awassi Sheep Breeding Project in Syria --; Past Experiences of Sheep Improvement in Egypt and Future Directions --; Genetic Improvement of Sheep in Turkey --; Sheep Breeding in Jordan and a Proposed Awassi Breed Improvement Programme --; Genetic Improvement of Sheep in Cyprus by Selection and/or Crossbreeding --; III. Health --; Studying Husbandry and Health of Awassi Sheep in Bedouin Flocks: Evaluation of Methodology Using Initial Results --; Emerging Bacterial Diseases that can Affect Small Ruminant Production --; The Economic Significance and Control of Small Ruminant Viruses in North Africa and West Asia --; Controlling Livestock Diseases in the Tropics by Breeding: A Perspective --; Impact on Productivity and Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal and Lungworm Parasites in Sheep in Morocco --; Resistance of Sheep and Goats to Helminth Infections: A Genetic Basis --; The Potential Use of Vaccines or Genetically Resistant Animals in the Control of Helminthiasis --; Mechanisms of Immunity to Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Sheep --; Recommendations --; List of Authors and Participants.
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Medicine.
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Veterinary medicine.
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SF375.5.M628E358 1988
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E F Thomson
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F S Thomson
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Proceedings of a workshop held at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria, November 30 to December 3, 1987
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