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PAAT TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERIES 7 Trypanotolerant livestock Kwaku Agyemang PAAT INFORMATION SERVICE PUBLICATIONS |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2005 |
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ISBN 92-5-105262-X
ISSN 1020-7163
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Objective of the study
Approaches and methods adopted in the study
Chapter 2. REVIEW OF LIVESTOCK AGRICULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF TRYPANOSOMIASIS
Overview of the political and agricultural economy of West and Central Africa
Livestock in the agricultural and rural economy
Trypanotolerant livestock and their productivity
Trypanotolerance and the future of agriculture in West and Central Africa
Government restrictions on movement of trypanotolerant stock: the embryo transfer experience
Chapter 3. OVERVIEW OF METHODS FOR TSETSE-TRYPANOSOMIASIS CONTROL OR ERADICATION
Chapter 4. PERTINENT ISSUES IN DESIGNING ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS
Changes in ecological settings
Agro-ecological zones and production systems
Livestock production systems in tsetse-affected areas in West Africa
Trypanotolerant livestock in changing physical and market environments
Valuation of trypanotolerant livestock
Trade in trypanotolerant livestock in relation to expansion of herd size
Supply and demand fortrypanotolerant stock
Distribution of trypanotolerant livestock and trends in herd size
Utilization
Conservation
Scientific breakthroughs in chemical-based technologies for trypanosomiasis control and selective breeding programmes
Chapter 5. FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSING THE ROLE OF TRYPANOTOLERANT LIVESTOCK