Draught Animal News No.15, (Nov. 1991)


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Research and Development Projects

Europe
UK/Nigeria: (1)New bearings for animal carts and other uses
(2)Warwick rope engine (C.E. Oram)
Africa
Nigeria: News of the KADP animal traction training centres (Musa Nyam)
South Africa: Breeding mules for draught use in South Africa (J. van Staden)
South America
Chile: Research on the Chilean crossbred draught horse ( R. Pérez, S. Recabarren, A. Islas, M. Gercía, E. Hetz, B. Candia, M. Ibañez)
Asia
India: Evaluation of traditional camel harnesses (S.P. Bhatnagar, Aman Yadav, M. Din)
India: (1)Shoeing practice for bullocks in the Punjab; (2)Load distribution blocks for traditional bullock yokes (P.K. Gupta)

Forthcoming Events

ATENSA: "Improving Animal Traction Technology", Lusaka, Zambia, 18-23 Jan. 1992 World Conference on Animal Production , Alberta, Canada, 28 June to 2 July 1993. International Conference on Agricultural Engineering , Beijing, China, 12-14 Oct. 1992 Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP) Animal Science Congress , Bankok, Thailand, 23-28 Nov. 1992)

Meeting Reports

Spring meeting of the World Association for Transport Animal Welfare and Studies (TAWS), Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, 15 May 1991

Forum

Women and draught animals- what are the issues?

Short Notes and News

Forum on Draught Animal Technology Energy requirements of oxen

Book Reviews

Draught Animal: Efficiency Limiting Factors (Dr. R.C. Upadhyay, ed.)

New Books

Donkeys, Mules and Horses in Tropical Agricultural Development (D. Fielding and R.A. Pearson, ed.) Animal Traction: An annotated Bibliographic Database (P. Starkey, S. Teklu, and M. Goe)

Letters to the Editor

Department of Tropical Animal Production (J.B. Schiere) The Buffalo Prayer (M.R. de Guzman)

Implements and Instruments

The AUTO-OX (J. Farnworth)

General Articles

Tapping Animal Power, (L. Modi)

Recent Publications


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