Draught Animal News No.17, (Nov. 1992)

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Research and Development Projects

Europe
UK:The effect of work on the feeding behavior of swamp buffalo and cattle (D.G. Smith, Y. Van Glessel, I. Campbell, and P. Wright)
Africa
Zambia: Palabana Animal Draught Power (ADP) Training Project (Martin Bwalya)
Tanzania: Making animal draught technology (ADT) sustainable in Mbeya Region (Dr. J.Y. Jumbe)
Uganda: Land preparations using oxen in the West Nile regions (A. Taylor)
Asia
India: Several comparative studies on the performance of cross-bred and indigenous bullocks (A.M. Pande, A.M. Desmukh,A.B. Gattewar, S.S. Pringle, D.J.Bhagat, I.P. Abhayankar)
India: Cross-bred bullocks- also suitable for draught (D. Sreekumar, A. Obi Reddy and M.K. Rao)

Forthcoming Events

Second International Colloquium on Rational Utilisation, Health and Welfare of Equines in Rural and Urban Development, Rabat, Morocco, April 1994 ATNESA Workshop on Animal-Drawn Carts , Harare, Zimbabwe, 5-29 Jan. 1993.

Meeting Reports

Report on the International Meeting on Working Animals, Cairo Report on the Workshop on Rural Mechanisation, UK

Short Notes and News

Book Reviews

Letters

Implements and Instruments

General Articles

Recent Publications

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Animal driven water pump in Zimbabwe
Animal Traction Network for Southern and Eastern Africa
Guide Pratique de la Traction Animale (PROPTA)
The use of bullocks for carting and cultivation (Dr. D. Sreekumar) Draught oxen in Indonesia (R. Clemence)
Progress Report: Evaluation of the Juber JR, Animal Powered Seed Drill (J.S. Riquelme)
A Veterinarian's Experience with Work Oxen (T. Fison)