Draught Animal News No. 31, (1999)


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Research and Development Projects

South America
Colombia: Soil preparation alternatives for the sugarcane production system in the region of Gualiva (Cundinamarca) (R. A. Rodriguez, J.C. Santoyo C, B. Castillo & F. Lozano O)
Bolivia:  El impacto de la investgación en mejoeramiento de animales de tarbajo: El proyecto prometa en Bolivia (L. Zambrana, B.G. Sims J. Dijkman & P. Gámez
Mexico: Economics of draught animal ownership in smallholder campesino (peasant) Hillslope Agricultural Production Systems in the state of Mexico (C. Arriaga-Jordán & L. Velázquez-Beltrán)
Asia
Indonesia:  The relevance of animal power for land cultivation in upland areas: A case study in East Java, Indonesia (A.M.G. Cornelissen & H.M.J. Udo)
India: The use of Bhadawari buffalo in augmenting the dry land economy in India (R.V. Singh)
India: Physical characteristics and load hauling capacity of Kangayam bullocks of South India  (S. Panneerselvam & N. Kanasamy)
Africa
South Africa: Assisting small-scale farmers to produce healthy animals (J. Turton)
Mozambique: Draught animal power Mozambique (Andrew Mattick)
North America
USA: Ox competitions in the USA (D. Conroy)

Short Notes and News

Useful web sites

http://www.uni-kassel.de/hrz/anwendungen/rosebrock/wiz/db http://www.dissertation.com/library/112015xa.htm http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Forestry/AppalFor/dejr.html http://www.hoofcare.com

 DFID funded projects on Draught Animal Power: http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/plive/r5198.htm http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/plive/r6166.htm http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/plive/r5198.htm http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/plive/r6605.htm http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/plive/r6609.htm http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/plive/r6970.htm

 

New Books

Management and Welfare of Farm Animals. The UFAW Farm Handbook - Fourth Edition  (Editors: Ewbank, Kim-Madslien & Hart)

Oxen - a Teamster Guide (D. Conroy)

The working horse manual (D. Zeuner)

Meeting reports 

Report of the Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (ATNESA)
Workshop on Conservation Tillage with Animal Traction for Soil-Water Management and Environmental Sustainability, Namibia 1998  ATNESA Conference on Empowering Farmers through Animal Traction into the 21st Century, South Africa 1999

New Books 

Feeding and Working Strategies for Oxen Used for Draft Purposes in Semi-arid West Africa (A. Fall)

Implements

Drawings of a cart which can be used as a wagon by adding wheels
A direct sowing machine for a small scale farmer?

General Articles

Recent Publications


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