Organizational and management problems associated w. development of grazing blocks in north eastern kenya w. spec. ref. to the Somali pastoralists and their socioeconomic organization.

Information on trypanotolerant livestock in Senegal, the Gamia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo and Zaire, particularly livestock numbers & distribution, information available on trypanotolerant cattle, sheep & goats, research and development activities, w.

Description of geographical aspects of the Subhumid Zone of West Africa and economic and sociological aspects of the Fulani ethnic group, w. emphasis on fodder resources, range management, livestock raising, livestock management, and animal diseases, w. analysis of land use & land development strategies, and directions for future research.

Research review on sheep and goat production in the humid zone of West Africa, w. respect to animal population, production parameters, reproduction, forage production, supplementary feeding based on agro - industrial byproducts, disease incidence, particularly peste petits ruminants & helminthiasis, housing, and economic aspects of small and large scale production, w.

Survey on the economy of Botswana, w. emphasis on mining production, gross domestic product, prices, cereal production, and livestock and meat export.

Study on the contribution of agriculture and the livestock sector to the Nigeria national economy, w. data on trend of agricultural production, import, export and prices of agricultural products, geographic distribution of livestock, meat supplies and livestock development projects in third national plan.

Potential of tropical Africa for agro-industrial by-products suitable for animal feeding and fattening w. data on feed value of byproducts from cereals, tubers, oilseeds, sugar canes and others.

Presents the results of a study carried out to evaluate the productivities of the Maure and Peul breeds and some of their crosses in a semi-arid environment, at the Sahelian station and Niono ranch, Mali. Describes the production system at Niono (1966-1975). Examines reproductive performance, milk yield & composition, viability, body weight, and maternal ability.