Animal traction A bibliography - usaid

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CEEMAT: Centre d'EtudeF et d'Experimentation du Machinisme Agricole Tropical. CENECA: Centre National des Expositions et Concours Agricoles. CILSS: Comite Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sfcheresse dans le Sahel. CNRA: Cenire National de Recherches Agronomiques (France). CREGR: Centre de Recherches et d'Expdrimentation du Genie Rural (France). FAO: Food and Agnculture Organization. GERDAT: Groupement d'Etudes et de Recherches pour le Developpement de I'Agronomie Tropicale. GTZ. German Agency for Technical Coperation. IBRD: International Bark for Reconstruction and Development. ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultura! Research. ICRISAT: International Crop RLsearch Institute for the Sena-Arid Tropics. ABBREVIATIONS USED iv IEMVT: Institut d'Elevage et de Mdecine Vdterinaire des Pays Tropicaux. ILCA: International Livestock Centre for Africa. [RAM: Institut de Recherches et d'Application de Mdthodes (de Ddveloppement). IRAT: Institut de Recherches Agronomique Tropicales et des Cultures Vivritres. ISRA: Institut Sdndgalais de Recherches Agricoles. OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. UN: United Nations. UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization. USAID: United States Agency for International Development. .;.d. no date s.I. no place of publication s.n. no publisher n.p. no pagination
INTRODUCTION A significant amount of research on animal traction was conducted in North America between 1900 and 1945, and in Europe until the mid-1950s, after which time mechanization came to provide most of the power for agricultural production. Studies on the use of animals for work began m Africa and Asia in the early 1900s and have continued to the present. Unfortunately, due to lack of dissemination of information on past research activities, repetitive experiments have often been carried out within the same continent or geographical location. If advances are to be made in the area of animal traction, then researchers must build on previous studies which may be fully or partially appicable to cu.-rent situations. A study should not be immediately discounted a- inappropriate to present conditions in Africa or Asia just because it was conducted in the 19th century in North America. Given the establishment and operating cost of research projects and the urgent need to improve the efficiency with which animals are utilized as a source of power, more emphasis should be placed on properly synthesizing relevant available information. However, until now, an in-depth compilation of references published on this subject has not been available. This bibliography is an attempt to provide a comprehensive listing of documents that relate to the research or application of animal traction. It is hoped that it will be a useful tool to individuals working in areas of agricultural research and extension, national government and development agencies, and planning and administrative positions. Thirteen categories have been defined to allow the user quick access to a particular area of interest. Some documents could be placed in more than one of the categories listed; however, an effort was made to clarify them according to their major topics of discussion. For example, several references placed in the "Management" category touch )n various aspects of animal traction. Except for those found in the ILCA Library, references without complete citations have not been included. In compiling this bibliography it was frequently found ,hat in addition to being incomplete, some references were zlso cited inaccurately. Such a practice serves only to frustrate a reader and can result in useful document, heing overlooke" Indices of speLiC and authoss iiave also been included. This indexing not only allows the user to select references dealing with a particular species, but also illustrates the lack ofinformation and past research carried out on certain animals employed for work. Since 1979, the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA) has placed great emphasis on animal traction research in both eastern and West Africa. Experimental studies have focused on different tillage systems employing traditional and improved implements, the use of cows for draft, and nutritional requirements and working regimes for oxen. Research at ILCA in these and other areas, such as employing single and crossbred oxen for draft, will continue and attempts are being mad- to establish a pan-African network for animal traction research. In addition, ILCA's computer-based Documentation Service plays an effective role in supporting research by collecting, processing and disseminating relevant information in the field of livestock production. This is the first of a series of bibliographies to be compiled jointly by research and documentation staff. Provided they are available at the ILCA Library. photocopies or microfiches of documents cited in this bibliography may be obtained by writing to: The Librarian ILCA Documentation Centre P.O. Box 5689 Addis Atbaba Ethiopia. v
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Page 7 and 8: GENERAL WORKS 000i Anon. 1933. Theo
Page 9 and 10: 0040 Horse and Mule Association of
Page 11 and 12: 00112 Yasin, S.A.;Wahid, S.A. 1957.
Page 13 and 14: 0124 Wedderburn, S. 1979. Agro-econ
Page 15 and 16: 0161 Okai, M. 1975. Thedevelopmentf
Page 17 and 18: a207 Iwema, S. 19,60. (The shlp of
Page 19 and 20: 0250 Nielson, H. 1970. Inforultschn
Page 21 and 22: 0291 Anon. 1978. (The fattening of
Page 23 and 24: 0340 Rhoad, A.O. 1928. Relation be
Page 25 and 26: 0370 Dusek, J. 1963. (Contribution
Page 27 and 28: 0411 Rao, M.V.N. 1974. A con'9arati
Page 29 and 30: 0451 War Office 1908. The camel. In
Page 31 and 32: 0495 Haynes, D.W.M. 1964. Ox-drawn
Page 33 and 34: 053 Matthews, M.D.P. 1979. Animaldr
Page 35 and 36: 0679 Vagh, B.V. A desllga of bulloc
Page 37 and 38: SPECIES INDEX ALPACAS Alpaca. Llama
Page 39 and 40: A historyofdomer-deatedanimals. 006
Page 41 and 42: Work performed and feed utilized by
Page 43 and 44: AUTHOR INDEX Abbes, A. 0056 Biddel,
Page 45 and 46: Hintz, H.F. 030 Hoffman, L. 0321 Ho
Page 47 and 48: Robinson, D.W. 0309 Rochez, A. 0310

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