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Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 27, Number 4, April 2015

ISSN 0121-3784

Contents

Papers:

Effect of ripening stage and presentation form on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of mango fruit (Mangifera indica L); J Cavallini, V Gil and A Ojeda (In Spanish)
Effects of additives on fermentation characteristics and chemical composition of ensiled Chromolaena odorata leaves; Muhammad Rusdy
Management of Broiler Farms in Aizawl District of Mizoram, India; S Rahman
Estimation of genetic parameters for milk yield of second and third lactation in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) by random regression models; S Pineda Sierra, D A Agudelo Gómez and M F Cerón-Muñoz (In Spanish)
Influence of Payment for Environmental Services and other biophysical and socioeconomic variables on the adoption of silvo-pastoral systems at the farm level; C Zapata, J Robalino and A Solarte (In Spanish)
Knowledge and perception on ticks, tick-borne diseases and indigenous cattle tolerance to East Coast fever in agro-pastoral communities of Lake Zone in Tanzania; E L K Laisser, S W Chenyambuga, G Msalya, M J Kipanyula, R H Mdegela, E D Karimuribo, A J Mwilawa and L J M Kusiluka
Biogas and bioslurry utilization on dairy-horticulture integrated farming system in Tutur Nongkojajar, District of Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia; R E M F Osak, B Hartono, Z Fanani and H D Utami
Comparative growth and livability performance of exotic, indigenous chickens and their crosses in Tanzania; W G Munisi, A M Katule and S H Mbaga
Infectious causes of mortality in smallholder mature scavenging chicken in central Uganda; J Semakula, P Lusembo, M Mwesigwa, J Ssennyonjo, R Lumu, D R Kugonza and D Mutetikka
Ex-ante perceptions and knowledge of artificial insemination among pastoralists in Kenya; D N Khainga, G Obare and A Murage
Dynamics of body reserves of Ouled Djellal sheep in the semi-arid area; A Meredef and T Madani (In French)
Opportunities and constraints for overcoming dry season livestock feed shortages in communal semi-arid rangelands of Northern Tanzania: A case of Longido Distric; D D Maleko and M L Koipapi
Descriptive survey of Peste des Petits Ruminants and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia outbreaks in traditional goat flocks in Southern Tanzania: producers' concerns, knowledge and attitudes; A O Mbyuzi, E V G Komba, R Cordery-Cotter, H B Magwisha, S I Kimera and D M Kambarage
Effect of biochar and leaves from sweet or bitter cassava on gas and methane production in an in vitro rumen incubation using cassava root pulp as source of energy; Phanthavong Vongsamphanh, Viengsakoun Napasirth, Sangkhom Inthapanya and T R Preston
Feed formulation and feeding impact on the performance of dairy cows in Central Highland of Ethiopia; S Assaminew and M Ashenafi
Husbandry practices of village poultry technology package and the nutritional quality of majorly used poultry feeds in the Central Oromia Region, Ethiopia; Ermias T Tsadik, Berhan Tamir and Zemelak Sahile
Identification and determination of chemical composition of some potential browses as livestock fodder in the Central and North Western Zones of Tigray, Ethiopia; Bruh Weldemariam and Destalem Gebremichael
Fermentation dynamics and in vitro methane production in intensive silvopastoral systems with L. leucocephala and conventional systems diets oriented to milk production; J E Rivera, I C Molina, G Donney`s, G Villegas, J Chará and R Barahona (In Spanish)
Socio-economic and technical characteristics of Quail farming in the central region of Cameroon; A S N Katchouang, F K Djitie, F Meutchieye, J R Kana and A Teguia (In French)
The effect of shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) by-product as an antibacterial and alternative phytobiotic on characteristics of small intestine of broiler; S Mozin, D Rosyidi, O Sjofjan and E Widodo

Short communications

Genetic diversity of common carp from Shkodra Lake based on microsatellite markers; A Biba, A Hoda, E Vardhami and V Bozgo

Administrative