The impact of access to animal health services on donkey health and livelihoods in Ethiopia.
Journal Article
Curran, M. M., Feseha, G. & Smith, D. (2004)
The impact of access to animal health services on donkey health and livelihoods in Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 37, 47-65. ISSN 0049-4747
This study was carried out to assess the impact of animal healthcare services on poor donkey owners in Ethiopia. The services provided by the Donkey Sanctuary were used as a c...
Seasonal variation in the parasite burden and body condition of working donkeys in East Shewa and West Shewa regions of Ethiopia.
Journal Article
Yoseph, S., Smith, D., Mengistu, A., Teklu, F., Firew, T. & Betere, Y. (2004)
Seasonal variation in the parasite burden and body condition of working donkeys in East Shewa and West Shewa regions of Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 37, 35-45. doi:10.1007/s11250-005-9004-3. ISSN 0049-4747
A survey of donkeys arriving at markets in three localities in East and West Shewa regions of central Ethiopia was carried out during 2002. Total faecal worm egg counts and bo...
Digestible energy requirements of Mexican donkeys fed oat straw and maize stover.
Journal Article
Carretero-Roque, L., Colunga, G. B., Smith, D., Gonzǭlez-Ronquillo, M., Sol, A. & Castelǭn-Ortega, O. A. (2004)
Digestible energy requirements of Mexican donkeys fed oat straw and maize stover. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 37, 123-142. doi:10.1007/s11250-005-9012-3. ISSN 0049-4747
The limited availability of food, together with the constraints that traditional management systems impose on the natural foraging behaviour of donkeys, often results in sever...
The impact of donkey ownership on the livelihoods of female peri-urban dwellers in Ethiopia.
Journal Article
Curran, M. M. & Smith, D. (2004)
The impact of donkey ownership on the livelihoods of female peri-urban dwellers in Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 37, 67-86. ISSN 0049-4747
This paper is based on an impact assessment of a donkey provision programme in Ethiopia. The work was carried out in 2001 as part of a DFID Livestock Production Programme proj...
Participatory study on feeding strategies for working donkeys used by campesino farmers in the highlands of Central MǸxico
Journal Article
Colunga, G. B., Arriaga-Jordǭn, C. M., Velǭquez Beltran, L., Gonzǭlez-Ronquillo, M., Smith, D., Estrada-Flores, J., …Castelǭn-Ortega, O. A. (2004)
Participatory study on feeding strategies for working donkeys used by campesino farmers in the highlands of Central MǸxico. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 37, 143-157. doi:10.1007/s11250-005-9013-2. ISSN 0049-4747
The aim of this work was to describe the feeding strategies for donkeys used by peasant farmers in central MǸxico. Feeding strategies for the dry and wet seasons are described...
The road out of poverty.
Book
Smith, D. (2004)
The road out of poverty. In B. Siderman-Wolter (Ed.), Positive Developments: A photographic exhibition held at the Eden Project, 22-23. Natural Resources International Limited
Donkey ownership in Ethiopia can directly improve people's livelihoods, even the landless and powerless. Donkey ownership diversifies income-generating activities and reduces...
Happy Donkey, Happy Owner (Amharic version).
Book
Smith, D. (2003)
Happy Donkey, Happy Owner (Amharic version). DFID
R7350 Final Technical Report: Use and management of donkeys by poor societies I peri-urban areas of Ethiopia.
Report
Smith, D. (2003)
R7350 Final Technical Report: Use and management of donkeys by poor societies I peri-urban areas of Ethiopia
The purpose of the project was to improve the livelihoods of peri-urban donkey users by identifying
appropriate interventions and dissemination pathways that would increase do...
FINAL REPORT – MAY 2002 Trial 3: In vivo evaluation of the effect of Biosaf Sc47 on fibre digestibility in ponies fed haylage
Report
Cuddeford, D., Smith, D. & Stebbens, H. (2002)
FINAL REPORT – MAY 2002 Trial 3: In vivo evaluation of the effect of Biosaf Sc47 on fibre digestibility in ponies fed haylage
The beneficial effects of feeding Biosaf Sc47 are well established in both ruminant and non-ruminant farm animals. In beef and dairy cattle, the addition of Biosaf Sc47 to th...
¿Existe un papel para biosaf en las dietas de equinos?
Presentation / Conference
Stebbens, H. R., Smith, D., & Cuddeford, D. (2002, January)
¿Existe un papel para biosaf en las dietas de equinos?. Paper presented at el V Seminario Internacional de Microbiología Aplicada a la Nutrición Animal, Guadalajara, 2002, Guadalajara
Translation from Spanish:
BIOSAF Sc47 has been incorporated into the diets of rabbits, sheep, cattle, and pigs, where has allowed a better use of the food, high consumption an...