tailieunhanh - The impact of fodder trees on milk production and income among smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa and the role of research

Rehydration consists not only of the ingestion of water but also of its absorption and distribution throughout the body tissues. Because of large buffering capacity of their alimentary tract, ruminants are able to drink large quantities of water in a very short time after a period of privation. Animals without this capacity are rarely able to take all their requirements in one short session, mainly due to the problems associated with haemolysis. Some non-ruminants are, however, capable of rapid drinking, including dogs and donkeys. Even amongst the group of ruminants, which drinks rapidly, the camel is peculiar in. | World Agroforestry Centre Occasional Paper 12 The impact of fodder trees on milk production and income among smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa and the role of research Frank Place Ralph Roothaert Lucy Maina Steven Franzel Judith Sinja Julliet Wanjiku World Agroforestry Centre TRANSFORMING LIVES AND LANDSCAPES The World Agroforestry Centre an autonomous non-profit research organization aims to bring about a rural transformation in the developing world by encouraging and enabling smallholders to increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes. This will help to improve food security nutrition income and health provide shelter and energy and lead to greater environmental sustainability. We are one of the 15 centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR . Headquartered in Nairobi Kenya we operate six regional offices located in Brazil Cameroon India Indonesia Kenya and Malawi and conduct research in eighteen other countries around the developing world. We receive our funding from over 50 different investors. Our current top ten investors are Canada the European Union Finland Ireland the Netherlands Norway Denmark the United Kingdom the United States of America and the World Bank. The impact of fodder trees on milk production and income among smallholder dairy farmers in East Africa and the role of research Frank Place Ralph Roothaert Lucy Maina Steven Franzel Judith Sinja Julliet .