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This study was conducted at Lochinvar and Blue Lagoon National Parks in the interface areas of wildlife and livestock of the Kafue Flats of Zambia to establish the prevalence and relatedness of Escherichia colt and Salmonella serogroups isolated from Kafue Lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) and...

Maize is a major staple food crop widely grown in Zambia. Low soil fertility and high cost of chemical fertilizers are some of the major factors limiting maize productivity. The use and integration of legume green manure species in the cropping system is an important alternative to inorganic...

Beans are an important crop in Tanzania grown by a wide range of farming communities. Its production, however, is very low due to various factors of which drought is becoming very important due to its frequency in the recent past. Provision of bean varieties that would withstand drought is...

This study examines the role played by Matambazi Multipurpose Cooperatives Society (MFCS) in the admini-stration of the distribution of the agricultural productive resources in the Petauke district of the Eastern Province of Zambia since 1976. The focus is on the resource-delivery system of the...

Conventional microbiological techniques used in the detection and identification of Salmonella infections in chicken samples are relatively lengthy. In Zambia today, the situation has even been made worse by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. Detection of Salmonella from such treated birds...

A cross sectional study was carried out with specific objectives of assessing the relative profitability of smallholder dairy farming and determining the socio-economic factors affecting it, in six of the then nine provinces of Zambia. Data used to achieve these objectives were obtained from 157...

In maize hybrid seed production, the objective is to maximise seed yield of desirable seed grade that is saleable and genetically pure. To achieve this, the timing of pollen shed of the male and silking of the female should be well synchronised. Currently, maize hybrid seed production is based on...

In assessing the efficacy and economic value of intercropping cabbage as a way of managing Diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L., six cropping cultures were evaluated. The trial was conducted at the National Irrigation Research Station, in Mazabuka, Zambia, in 1995/96. The cropping...

This report is an investigation of the communication strategies employed by the Department of Fisheries in Kafue Fishery extension. The aim of the report was to address the inadequacies in the process of communication in order to enhance poor rural community life among fisher communities in...

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the efficacy of different nutritional supplements on productive performance of broilers. Parameters considered included growth rate, feed consumption, feed efficiency, mortality and the economic feasibility of using the commercial supplements....