Draught Animal News No.8, (1987)


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Research and Development Projects

Europe
UK: The resting metabolism, rate of methane production and long term R.Q. of draught oxen (P.R. Lawrence and I. Campbell)
Africa
Malawi: A technical and socioeconomic study of logging with oxen in Malawi (B. Solberg and R. Skaar)
Ethiopia: Draught characteristics of Ethiopian oxen (A. Kebede and B.S. Pathak)
Tanzania: Oxenization project initiated at Mbeya (E. Rempel)
Asia
India: Buffalo power utilisation in the rotary mode of working (T.C. Thakur and M.P. Singh)
India: Draught animal research at the National Dairy Research Institute (R.C. Upadhyay, M.V.N. Rao)

Implements and Instrumentation

Loading devices for experiments with oxen (P.R. Lawrence) Three point hitch cart (E. Reed)

General Articles and Announcements

Draught Animals and the role and future potential of draught cows in African farming systems (R.W. Matthewman) Oxen Display 1989 (S. Goodfellow) Equine News (Dr. D. Fielding) Colloquium on Horses, Mules, and Donkeys in Developing Countries

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