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E. F. Thomson
1. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria
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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine (CTVM, volume 47)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

Front Matter

Pages i-vii

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Livestock Systems and Nutrition
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 1-1
  
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2. The Contribution of Livestock Products to Human Dietary Needs with Special Reference to North Africa and West Asia
  
  P. L. Pellet, V. R. Young
  
  Pages 3-25
3. The Importance of Barley in Food Production and Demand in West Asia and North Africa
  
  K. Somel
  
  Pages 27-35
4. Research Strategies for Development: Improving Sheep and Goat Production in Developing Countries
  
  D. F. Nygaard, P. Amir
  
  Pages 37-50
5. Increasing Feed Resources for Small Ruminants in the Mediterranean Basin
  
  P. S. Cocks, E. F. Thomson
  
  Pages 51-66
6. A Comparison of Grazing and Browsing Ruminants in the Use of Feed Resources
  
  P. J. Van Soest
  
  Pages 67-79
7. Improving Livestock Production from Straw-Based Diets
  
  H. B. Perdok, R. A. Leng, S. H. Bird, G. Habib, M. Van Houtert
  
  Pages 81-91
Breeding
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 93-93
  
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2. Breeding Strategies for Small Ruminants in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
  
  G. E. Bradford, Y. M. Berger
  
  Pages 95-109
3. A Strategy for the Exploitation of Sheep Genotypes for Improved Flock Performance
  
  J. B. Owen
  
  Pages 111-121
4. Sheep and Goats: Their Relative Potential for Milk and Meat Production in Semi-Arid Environments
  
  J. Steinbach
  
  Pages 123-135
5. New Technologies for Animal Improvement and Developing Countries
  
  R. B. Land
  
  Pages 137-143
6. Selection for Lamb Growth in Libyan Barbary Sheep
  
  R. J. Lightfoot
  
  Pages 145-154
7. The Awassi Sheep Breeding Project in Syria
  
  R. Kassem
  
  Pages 155-163
8. Past Experiences of Sheep Improvement in Egypt and Future Directions
  
  A. M. Aboul-Naga, A. M. El-Serafy
  
  Pages 165-176
9. Genetic Improvement of Sheep in Turkey
  
  B. Ankarali
  
  Pages 177-180
10. Sheep Breeding in Jordan and a Proposed Awassi Breed Improvement Programme
  
  I. G. H. Goddard
  
  Pages 181-188
11. Genetic Improvement of Sheep in Cyprus by Selection and/or Crossbreeding
  
  A. P. Mavrogenis
  
  Pages 189-195
Health
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 197-197
  
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria

E. F. Thomson, F. S. Thomson

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Book Title: Increasing Small Ruminant Productivity in Semi-arid Areas
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Workshop held at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria, 30 November to 3 December 1987
Editors: E. F. Thomson, F. S. Thomson
Series Title: Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1317-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7086-7Published: 26 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1317-2Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 306
Topics: Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science

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Front Matter

Livestock Systems and Nutrition

Front Matter

Breeding

Front Matter

Health

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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria

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