Livestock in Tropical Farming Systems
Schedule
Jan 23 Introduction and goals
24 Challenges
25 Intensification issues
30 Intensification issues (2)
31 Fragile
Feb 01 Animals and households
06 Brazilian Amazon: land use
07 Technology
08 Prof. Thonney
13 Prof. Bell -Prenatal Growth & Development
14 Ethiopia virtual field trip: written summary
15 Technology issues: Nutrition, feed resouces
20 Environmental constraints: discuss Ethiopia field trip
22 Technology issues (2)
27 Prof. Lei
28 Crop-livestock systems in Ethiopias Harar Highlands
Mar 01 Crop-livestock (2)
06 Agronomist
07 Watershed issues, Prof. Steenhuis, Kurt Waldman
08 Crop-livestock systems (3)
13 Yucatan beef systems
14 Prof. Nicholson: Nutrient Cycling & Sustainability of Pasture-based Cattle System
20 Spring Break
21 Spring Break
22 Spring Break
27 Mid-term essay, due noon, Mar 29 (no class)
28 No class
29 No class. Essay due at noon
Apr 03 Vaccaro, genetic and environmental interactions, how they are manifested
04 Prof. Nicholson: Economic assessment
05 Cattle and cattle systems in Bangladesh
10 Single-, dual-, multi-purpose systems
11 Buffalo
12 Genetic origins of African cattle
17 Crossbreeding, Local and indigenous stock; Nucleus sheep system
18 Livestock Technology
19 Nutrient stocks and flows, policy issues
24 Oral Reports:
25 Oral Reports:
26 Oral Reports:
May 01 Oral Reports:
02 Oral Reports:
03 Oral Reports:
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