Research for development of animal traction in West Africa
edited by
P
R Lawrence, K Lawrence, J T Dijkman and P H Starkey
Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop of the
West Africa Animal Traction Network
Kano, Nigeria, 9-13 July 1990
Published 1990 by
The International Livestock Centre for Africa ( ILCA), Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
306 pages, ISBN 92-9053-276-9
See
below how to download the workshop report and the papers
This publication derives from the fourth international workshop of
the West Africa Animal Traction Network (WAATN). WAATN is an open, informal and active network which, since its inception in 1985, has facilitated
interaction between professionals working in a wide range of different jobs and disciplines.
WAATN has always been broadly-based. Participants at this and previous WAATN workshops have been specialists in agricultural engineering, animal nutrition, animal health,
management, agronomy, soil science, agroforestry, economics, sociology, anthropology, extension and
several other relevant fields.
The overall theme of the workshop was a broad one: "Research for Development of Animal Traction in West Africa". This theme was chosen by the Network Steering Committee which considered that it would provide a framework in which to further develop the integrated, farming systems approach to animal traction which has characterised deliberations at past workshops. The themes of the previous workshops
were:
"Animal traction in a farming systems
perspective" (held in Togo in 1985),
"Animal power in farming systems" (held in Sierra Leone in
1986) and
"Animal traction for agricultural
development" (held in Senegal in 1988).
In former workshops much mention had been made of the need for more research or more relevant
research on animal traction issues. The Steering Committee considered that a workshop
orientated towards research issues could directly and beneficially influence the quality, relevance and effectiveness of research on
animal power, thereby indirectly having a positive impact on African agriculture.
The papers in this volume can all be downloaded from this website and provide analyses of the experiences, needs and methods in a range of animal traction research areas including:
* Social and economic aspects
* Nutrition of working animals
* Animal health
* Management systems
* Implements and equipment
* Diversified uses
* Technology transfer
* Research methodology
The workshop report and all the papers in this
book are now available in PDF format to read on-line, download and/or
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Preface and Acknowledgements
Section 1: Introductory
Section 2: Animal health
Research for the control of draught animal disease in West Africa: needs, experiences and methods S Ravindran, R C Massaquoi and S Wiles 13 Considérations sur le Suivi Sanitaire des Animaux de ĺ Ouest K Apétolia et S Ravindran 20 Rapport sur le Suivi Sanitaire des Animaux de Trait au Togo K K Akob 26 La santé des animaux de trait J S Dossou 30 The importance of Traditional Veterinary Medicine (TVM) in animal health programmes M S Bah 33
Section 3: Diversified uses of animal traction
Research on diversified uses of work animals: needs, experiences and methods (1,2MB) T Thomas, C Oram and G Tembo 39 Development of an animal-powered rice-huller K Dippon 49 Constraints to the diversifications of the use of animal-drawn implements in the Gambia D M Sarr 56 Expérimentations Récentes sur la Mécanisation de la Culture du Mil à Cinzana S Traoré, D Sogodogo et S V R Shetty 60 Mécanisation Agricole dans la Commune de Kasséré: un Exemple de Diversification de ĺ Utilisation de la Traction Animale en Côte ď Ivore Z Outtara 64 Weed control systems in maize based on animal drawn cultivators R M Shetto and E M Kwiligwa 71 Le Rôle de la Traction Animale dans le Processus de Mécanisation de la Rizixulture en Basse Casamance (Bilan et Perspectives) A Fall 79
Section 4: Harnessing and implementation
Les Equipment de Culture Altelée: Bilan et Perspectives pour ĺ An 2,000 G Le Thiec 87 Machines de Récolte à Traction Animale pour Agriculteurs Raisonables J Nolle 96 Research on the mechanization of weeding with animal-drawn implements J Betker 99 Use of animal-drawn implements & equipment by small scale farmers in Bauchi State, Nigeria I Jalo and A D Kwatra 104 Soil tillage research development : quantifying tillage effects, ad important training module B Jacobl 108 Appropriate animal drawn equipment for Sierra Leone J V Bangura 113 The potential and development in animal transport devices J S Adeoti 116 Effects of introducing animal-drawn implements and equipment within Sahelian farming system in Niger F Kruit 120
Section 5: Management
The management and husbandry o male and female draught animals: research achievement and needs (1,2MB) R W Matthewman, J T Dijkman and E Zerbini 125 Management of work oxen in Sierra Leone and its implications for research B H Kanu and F A-R Sankoh 137 Camels and donkeys as pack and transport animals in semi-arid Northern Nigeria: herd composition, management and utilisation W A, Hassan and B A Ibitoye 140 An extension delivery system for animal traction technology in developing countries J Abubakar and M A Gwarzo 145 Test de conditionnement des Boeufs de Labour en zone OHV du Mali B Kone et J Caldwell 148 Effort de Suive et ď Entretion des Bovins de Trait dans le Département de ĺ Atanora, Bénin S J Kokoye 151 La Stabulation Fumére comme Facteur de Développement de la Traction Animale en Zone Cotonnière du Sénégal C S Seye 157
Section 6: Nutrition
Research on the nutrition of working animals: needs, experiences and methods (1,2MB) J C Mathers and E O Otchere 163 Recherches aux possibilités de conditionnement des boeufs de labour à base de paille de brousse enrichie à l'urée et evaluation de son inpact sur leur capacité de travail by T Khibe et PW Bartholomew La paille de riz dans l'alimentation des boeufs de labour à l'Office du Niger by T A Tamboura 180
Section 7: Research methodology
Experimental methods in draught animal research P R Lawrence and R A Pearson 187 Research on the draught animal power systems in Ethiopia A Astatke 199 Researchers zux Effects de Poids Vif et Embonpoint des Boeufs de Labour sur la Capacité de Travail P W Bartholomew et T Khibe 205
Section 8: Socio-economic aspects
Socio-economic issues in animal traction research and development in Nigeria D O A Phillip and O A Ogunblle 211 Economic analysis of cow traction farm technology in the Ethiopian highlands 1 A Panin and R E Brokken 221 The social and economic aspects of anima traction in agricultural production among female headed households if Lesotho and Swaziland J K Rwelamira 227 Les Implications Socio-économiques de la Traction Animale dans la Zone du Project du Développement Rural de Notsé M K A Gbofu 231 Les Aspects Economiques et Sociaux de la Traction Animale N N Kodom 233
Section 9: Technology transfer
Le Transfert de Technologie: Quelques Enseignements Basés sur ĺ Experience Mali-Sud P Kleene 239 Appropriate animal traction technology for rural women in Nigeria I O Oguejiofo 244 Promoting the adoption of animal traction technology in Nigeria: some relevant issues A Omotayo and P P Idisi 248 Expérience de Transfert de Technologie dans les Sysémes de Production Rizicole du Delta et de la Vallée du Fleuve Sénégal Y Ba 253 Proposition de Technologie en Milieu Réel: Cas du Conditionnement des Bovins de Trait en Saison Sèche au Compement de Dogoma (région ouest du Burkina Faso) O Badini 257
Section 10: Regional and miscellaneous
Research on cow traction in Africa: some lessons to be learnt M A Jabbar 263 Research and development of draught animal power utilisation in West Africa H L Musa and S T Bello 269 The extent of draught cow use in the North bank division of the Gambia J M Sowe and J D Reed 273 Prospects of animal traction in Southern Nigeria. and empirical study A Daramola 276 Status of animal traction development in Ghana E Y H Bobobee 279 La Culture Attelée au Tehad A I Abakar 282
Section 11: Workshop synthesis
Workshop synthesis and recommendations for future research 287 Synthèse de ĺ Atelier et recommandations 291
Section 12: Poster abstracts
The oxylog for oxen P R Lawrence and J T Dijkman 297 A comparison of local and jersey crossbred draught oxen in the hills of East Nepal R A Pearson, R F Archibald and I Campbell 298
Section 13: Participants
