- Timestamp:
- 2011-11-08T21:44:15+13:00 (12 years ago)
- File:
-
- 1 edited
Legend:
- Unmodified
- Added
- Removed
-
main/trunk/greenstone2/collect/demo/import/b17mie/b17mie.htm
r24011 r24803 7 7 <BODY> 8 8 9 <B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2>< P></P>9 <B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2></B><P></P> 10 10 <!-- 11 11 <Section> … … 14 14 </Description> 15 15 --> 16 </B> 17 <B> 16 17 <B></B> 18 18 <!-- 19 19 <Section> … … 22 22 </Description> 23 23 --> 24 </B> 24 25 25 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Board on Science and Tecnology for International Development </P> 26 26 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">National Research Council</P> … … 227 227 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">W. ZEILLER, Miami Seaquarium, Miami, Florida, USA </P> 228 228 229 <B> 229 <B></B> 230 230 <!-- 231 231 </Section> … … 235 235 </Description> 236 236 --> 237 </B> 237 238 238 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of the potential of small livestock species and to stimulate their introduction into animal research and economic development programs. It is geared particularly towards benefiting developing nations.</P> 239 239 … … 276 276 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Small Farmer's Journal</P> 277 277 278 <B> 278 <B></B> 279 279 <!-- 280 280 </Section> … … 284 284 </Description> 285 285 --> 286 </B> 286 287 287 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g001a.png"></center><br> 288 288 FIGURE</P> … … 488 488 FIGURE</P> 489 489 490 <B> 490 <B></B> 491 491 <!-- 492 492 </Section> … … 496 496 </Description> 497 497 --> 498 </B> 498 499 499 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g003a.png"></center><br> 500 500 FIGURE</P> … … 508 508 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The following chapters in this section describe microcattle, microgoats, microsheep, and micropigs. </P> 509 509 510 <B>< P></P>510 <B></B><P></P> 511 511 <!-- 512 512 <Section> … … 515 515 </Description> 516 516 --> 517 </B> 517 518 518 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g004a.png"></center><br> 519 519 FIGURE</P> … … 706 706 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Outside Indonesia, only a few scientists have studied this animal, but it seems clear that it is particularly useful under tropical conditions. In heat and humidity, it thrives; even when cattle are starving, one rarely sees a skinny banteng. And demand for its meat is never ending.</P> 707 707 708 <I>< P></P>708 <I></I><P></P> 709 709 <!-- 710 710 </Section> … … 714 714 </Description> 715 715 --> 716 </I> 716 717 717 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">More than 90 percent of the world's nearly half billion goats (Capra hircus) are found in developing countries; many weigh less than 35 kg fully grown.` Such "microgoats" are noted for their high reproductive rates, rapid growth, early maturity, tasty meat, and rich milk' as well as for their robust constitution, ease of handling, and tolerance of climatic stress and poor feeds.</P> 718 718 … … 926 926 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Apparently, the hybrids can possess many of these qualities together with a calm disposition. Thus they could be useful in themselves and as conduits for passing such traits on to goats. </P> 927 927 928 <B>< P></P>928 <B></B><P></P> 929 929 <!-- 930 930 </Section> … … 934 934 </Description> 935 935 --> 936 </B> 936 937 937 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Among the hundreds of breeds of sheep (Ovis aries) in the world, those weighing less than 35 kg when mature have been largely ignored. Although these are common, the impression lingers that they are too small to be useful. Yet this virtually untapped gene pool is esnecially well adapted to traditional Third World animal husbandry. Given attention, these "microsheep" could boost meat, milk, skin, wool, and pelt production in many villages and small farms of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.</P> 938 938 … … 1173 1173 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Genes from wild sheep are not likely to quickly benefit wool production. Lack of fleece is one reason why these creatures have been neglected but throughout most of Asia and in North Africa, sheep are bred primarily for meat and milk, and there is a growing worldwide interest in the use of hair sheep. All of this brings new possibilities for the use of this old resource.</P> 1174 1174 1175 <B>< P></P>1175 <B></B><P></P> 1176 1176 <!-- 1177 1177 </Section> … … 1181 1181 </Description> 1182 1182 --> 1183 </B> 1183 1184 1184 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g005a.png"></center><br> 1185 1185 FIGURE</P> … … 1337 1337 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Experience with Agricultural Development in Tropical Africa </P> 1338 1338 1339 <B> 1339 <B></B> 1340 1340 <!-- 1341 1341 </Section> … … 1346 1346 </Description> 1347 1347 --> 1348 </B> 1348 1349 1349 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g007a.png"></center><br> 1350 1350 FIGURE</P> … … 1398 1398 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">At this stage, the project is showing every promise of producing a cheap means of reducing Newcastle disease losses among chickens throughout much of the world. Already inquiries have come from other Asian countries and from Africa, and it is hoped that the vaccine may eventually benefit many countries. </P> 1399 1399 1400 <B>< P></P>1400 <B></B><P></P> 1401 1401 <!-- 1402 1402 <Section> … … 1405 1405 </Description> 1406 1406 --> 1407 </B> 1407 1408 1408 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g008a.png"></center><br> 1409 1409 FIGURE</P> … … 1566 1566 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The araucanian has been the subject of much public interest,. clubs dedicated to its preservation have been formed in the United States, Great Britain, and Chile. Its possible exploitation as a backyard microlivestock deserves serious consideration. </P> 1567 1567 1568 <B>< P></P>1568 <B></B><P></P> 1569 1569 <!-- 1570 1570 </Section> … … 1574 1574 </Description> 1575 1575 --> 1576 </B> 1576 1577 1577 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g009a.png"></center><br> 1578 1578 FIGURE</P> … … 1713 1713 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Research on economically significant diseases is needed. </P> 1714 1714 1715 <B>< P></P>1715 <B></B><P></P> 1716 1716 <!-- 1717 1717 </Section> … … 1721 1721 </Description> 1722 1722 --> 1723 </B> 1723 1724 1724 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g010a.png"></center><br> 1725 1725 Brown Chinese Geese</P> … … 1890 1890 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">- Studying diseases and cross-infection with other birds. </P> 1891 1891 1892 <B>< P></P>1892 <B></B><P></P> 1893 1893 <!-- 1894 1894 </Section> … … 1898 1898 </Description> 1899 1899 --> 1900 </B> 1900 1901 1901 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g011a.png"></center><br> 1902 1902 FIGURE</P> … … 2038 2038 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The guinea fowl that has become an important domesticated bird throughout the civilized world is descended from just one of seven known species in the family. These birds generally occur in flocks in bushy grasslands and open forest in Africa and Madagascar, and some of the others may also have promise as poultry (see sidebar opposite). </P> 2039 2039 2040 <B>< P></P>2040 <B></B><P></P> 2041 2041 <!-- 2042 2042 </Section> … … 2046 2046 </Description> 2047 2047 --> 2048 </B> 2048 2049 2049 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g012a.png"></center><br> 2050 2050 FIGURE</P> … … 2202 2202 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The muscovy's nutritional requirements, range and confined systems of management, and disease vulnerability are poorly understood and need study. Especially needed are ways to increase growth rate. </P> 2203 2203 2204 <B>< P></P>2204 <B></B><P></P> 2205 2205 <!-- 2206 2206 </Section> … … 2210 2210 </Description> 2211 2211 --> 2212 </B> 2212 2213 2213 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g013a.png"></center><br> 2214 2214 FIGURE</P> … … 2378 2378 2379 2379 2380 <B>< P></P>2380 <B></B><P></P> 2381 2381 <!-- 2382 2382 </Section> … … 2386 2386 </Description> 2387 2387 --> 2388 </B> 2388 2389 2389 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g014a.png"></center><br> 2390 2390 FIGURE</P> … … 2545 2545 2546 2546 2547 <B>< P></P>2547 <B></B><P></P> 2548 2548 <!-- 2549 2549 </Section> … … 2553 2553 </Description> 2554 2554 --> 2555 </B> 2555 2556 2556 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g015a.png"></center><br> 2557 2557 FIGURE</P> … … 2676 2676 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The need for conservation of genetic variability is perhaps more critical in this species than in almost any other domesticated animal. The unimproved types in Mexico should be collected and assessed, and a program to conserve the stocks should be initiated. An analysis should also be made of the traditional management and performance of these birds. In addition, the four or five recognized turkey subspecies should be evaluated for their potential as seed stock for Third World countries. </P> 2677 2677 2678 <B>< P></P>2678 <B></B><P></P> 2679 2679 <!-- 2680 2680 </Section> … … 2684 2684 </Description> 2685 2685 --> 2686 </B> 2686 2687 2687 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g016a.png"></center><br> 2688 2688 FIGURE</P> … … 2859 2859 FIGURE</P> 2860 2860 2861 <B> 2861 <B></B> 2862 2862 <!-- 2863 2863 </Section> … … 2868 2868 </Description> 2869 2869 --> 2870 </B> 2870 2871 2871 2872 2872 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Contrary to popular opinion, the domestic rabbit is a substantial part of the world's meat supply. Annual production of rabbit meat is estimated to be one million metric tons, and the total number of rabbits is approximately 708 million.' However, rabbits are now intensively raised for food only in temperate, mostly industrialized, nations. France, Italy, and Spain, for example, have long consumed rabbit meat; West German production was 20,000 tons each year; Hungary raises rabbits in large numbers (two of its commercial rabbitries have more than 10,000 does each); and the United States raises almost 8.5 million rabbits each year for consumption in homes and restaurants.2</P> … … 2905 2905 2906 2906 2907 <B>< P></P>2907 <B></B><P></P> 2908 2908 <!-- 2909 2909 <Section> … … 2912 2912 </Description> 2913 2913 --> 2914 </B> 2914 2915 2915 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g018a.png"></center><br> 2916 2916 FIGURE</P> … … 3066 3066 FIGURE</P> 3067 3067 3068 <B> 3068 <B></B> 3069 3069 <!-- 3070 3070 </Section> … … 3075 3075 </Description> 3076 3076 --> 3077 </B> 3077 3078 3078 3079 3079 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Rodents are the world's most widespread, adaptable, and prolific group of mammals. They reproduce well, grow fast, learn quickly, and adapt to a wide variety of local conditions. Many convert vegetation into meat efficiently, digesting some fiber, even though their stomach, like man's, is a simple one.</P> … … 3126 3126 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Indeed, the pace may already be becoming a new domesticated species. In the first stage of his experiments, Smythe had to train his captive-born paces to be social and nonaggressive. Subsequent generations, however, need no training adopt the new behavior patterns of the parents, and do not revert to aggressive asocial behavior. By the third generation, they have become as accepting of, and indifferent to, people as cattle or sheep. </P> 3127 3127 3128 <B>< P></P>3128 <B></B><P></P> 3129 3129 <!-- 3130 3130 <Section> … … 3133 3133 </Description> 3134 3134 --> 3135 </B> 3135 3136 3136 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g020a.png"></center><br> 3137 3137 FIGURE</P> … … 3261 3261 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Instead of clearing vast areas of rainforest for cattle pasture, as is being done in much of Latin America, people might well "farm" agouties in the forests. Few of the settlers flooding into such regions can afford, let alone raise, beef. Small-scale agouti farming offers a promising and inexpensive alternative that would be gentle on the fragile land. </P> 3262 3262 3263 <B>< P></P>3263 <B></B><P></P> 3264 3264 <!-- 3265 3265 </Section> … … 3269 3269 </Description> 3270 3270 --> 3271 </B> 3271 3272 3272 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g021a.png"></center><br> 3273 3273 FIGURE</P> … … 3406 3406 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">- Determine relative causes of mortality (such as diseases specific to capybaras) and predation (especially of the young) by spectacled caiman, crested caracayes, black vultures, and others. </P> 3407 3407 3408 <B>< P></P>3408 <B></B><P></P> 3409 3409 <!-- 3410 3410 </Section> … … 3414 3414 </Description> 3415 3415 --> 3416 </B> 3416 3417 3417 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g022a.png"></center><br> 3418 3418 FIGURE</P> … … 3519 3519 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Little research needs to be done. There is massive literature on farming coypu. Nonetheless, the animal's behavior is little studied, and there are few reliable published observations on its social organization. </P> 3520 3520 3521 <B>< P></P>3521 <B></B><P></P> 3522 3522 <!-- 3523 3523 </Section> … … 3527 3527 </Description> 3528 3528 --> 3529 </B>3530 3529 3531 3530 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The giant rat, also known as the pouched rat, is one of Africa's largest rodents.! Two species have been distinguished: Cricetomys gambianus, which lives chiefly in savannas and around the edges of forests and human settlements; and Cricetomys emini, which occurs mainly in rainforests. Both are highly prized as food </P> … … 3671 3670 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The potential of this species as a laboratory animal in nutritional, clinical, and pharmacological research also deserves exploration. </P> 3672 3671 3673 <B>< P></P>3672 <B></B><P></P> 3674 3673 <!-- 3675 3674 </Section> … … 3679 3678 </Description> 3680 3679 --> 3681 </B> 3680 3682 3681 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g023a.png"></center><br> 3683 3682 FIGURE</P> … … 3800 3799 3801 3800 3802 <B>< P></P>3801 <B></B><P></P> 3803 3802 <!-- 3804 3803 </Section> … … 3808 3807 </Description> 3809 3808 --> 3810 </B> 3809 3811 3810 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g024a.png"></center><br> 3812 3811 FIGURE</P> … … 3939 3938 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Three species of wild cavies (Cavia aperea, C. fulgida, and C. tschudii), close relatives of the guinea pig, are native to South America and are declining drastically. Research to preserve them is urgently needed. C. aperea is a widely used item of food in rural Brazil and other parts of South America. </P> 3940 3939 3941 <B>< P></P>3940 <B></B><P></P> 3942 3941 <!-- 3943 3942 </Section> … … 3947 3946 </Description> 3948 3947 --> 3949 </B> 3948 3950 3949 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g025a.png"></center><br> 3951 3950 Hispaniolan Hutia</P> … … 4058 4057 4059 4058 4060 <B>< P></P>4059 <B></B><P></P> 4061 4060 <!-- 4062 4061 </Section> … … 4066 4065 </Description> 4067 4066 --> 4068 </B> 4067 4069 4068 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g026a.png"></center><br> 4070 4069 FIGURE</P> … … 4180 4179 4181 4180 4182 <B>< P></P>4181 <B></B><P></P> 4183 4182 <!-- 4184 4183 </Section> … … 4188 4187 </Description> 4189 4188 --> 4190 </B> 4189 4191 4190 4192 4191 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pacas (Agouti paca)1,2 are large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodents with the potential to become a source of protein for the American tropics. They are found in lowlands from Mexico to northern Argentina. The meat is white and is considered the best of all Latin American game meat. It is common in local markets and restaurants. Tasting like a combination of pork and chicken, it sells at higher prices than beef and is a regular item of diet in some areas. In Costa Rica, pace is served on special occasions such as weddings or baptisms. It has a higher fat content than the lean meat of agoutis, rabbits, and chickens, and has no gamy taste.</P> … … 4311 4310 4312 4311 4313 <B>< P></P>4312 <B></B><P></P> 4314 4313 <!-- 4315 4314 </Section> … … 4319 4318 </Description> 4320 4319 --> 4321 </B> 4320 4322 4321 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g027a.png"></center><br> 4323 4322 FIGURE</P> … … 4429 4428 4430 4429 4431 <B>< P></P>4430 <B></B><P></P> 4432 4431 <!-- 4433 4432 </Section> … … 4437 4436 </Description> 4438 4437 --> 4439 </B> 4438 4440 4439 4441 4440 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The 10 previous chapters have described some rodent species that show promise as microlivestock. Rodentia, however, is one of the largest families of mammals, and the species highlighted by no means exhaust the possibilities. In this chapter we briefly mention others that deserve consideration and exploratory research. These might prove to be potential resources, at least in localized situations. Several are fast nearing extinction and they deserve protection and immediate attention from animal scientists.</P> … … 4568 4567 FIGURE</P> 4569 4568 4570 <B> 4569 <B></B> 4571 4570 <!-- 4572 4571 </Section> … … 4577 4576 </Description> 4578 4577 --> 4579 </B> 4578 4580 4579 4581 4580 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Several types of tropical deer' and antelope are no bigger than an average-size dog. These "microdeer" and "microantelope"2 are the smallest of all ruminants. Although there is considerable experience with rearing and utilizing the larger species, little is known about these miniature ones.</P> … … 4626 4625 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Despite the special facilities, however, handling deer takes time and care and experience. The most successful farmers spend much time among the deer so that the animals become accustomed to human presence. This helps to make yard work easier. Also, new arrivals are allowed to wander through the yards on their own to become familiar with them. In addition, special tame deer are used as leads or decoys to encourage the rest of the herd to follow. Using such simple techniques, a formerly intractable species has become almost fully domesticated.</P> 4627 4626 4628 <B>< P></P>4627 <B></B><P></P> 4629 4628 <!-- 4630 4629 <Section> … … 4633 4632 </Description> 4634 4633 --> 4635 </B> 4634 4636 4635 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g029a.png"></center><br> 4637 4636 Lesser Malayan Deer</P> … … 4732 4731 4733 4732 4734 <B>< P></P>4733 <B></B><P></P> 4735 4734 <!-- 4736 4735 </Section> … … 4740 4739 </Description> 4741 4740 --> 4742 </B> 4741 4743 4742 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g030a.png"></center><br> 4744 4743 FIGURE</P> … … 4847 4846 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">These animals deserve investigation into physiology, reproductive requirements, fertility, nutrition (for example, food preferences, feeding strategies, and food utilization), growth, adaptability and environmental tolerance, diseases, management, social structure, and selection for calm temperament. </P> 4848 4847 4849 <B>< P></P>4848 <B></B><P></P> 4850 4849 <!-- 4851 4850 </Section> … … 4855 4854 </Description> 4856 4855 --> 4857 </B>4858 4856 4859 4857 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The musk deer (Moschus species)1 is so small that (like other ungulates in this section) it is only as large as an average-size dog. A gland in males produces musk, a thick, oily secretion that is one of the most valuable substances in the animal kingdom. Musk is used in Oriental Medicine as well as in Europeans perfumes, and in recent year it has sometimes sold for as much as three times the price of gold.</P> … … 4961 4959 FIGURE</P> 4962 4960 4963 <B>< P></P>4961 <B></B><P></P> 4964 4962 <!-- 4965 4963 </Section> … … 4969 4967 </Description> 4970 4968 --> 4971 </B> 4969 4972 4970 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g032a.png"></center><br> 4973 4971 Pudu</P> … … 5033 5031 FIGURE</P> 5034 5032 5035 <B>< P></P>5033 <B></B><P></P> 5036 5034 <!-- 5037 5035 </Section> … … 5041 5039 </Description> 5042 5040 --> 5043 </B> 5041 5044 5042 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g034a.png"></center><br> 5045 5043 FIGURE</P> … … 5144 5142 5145 5143 5146 <B>< P></P>5144 <B></B><P></P> 5147 5145 <!-- 5148 5146 </Section> … … 5152 5150 </Description> 5153 5151 --> 5154 </B> 5152 5155 5153 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g035a.png"></center><br> 5156 5154 Red Duiker</P> … … 5290 5288 FIGURE</P> 5291 5289 5292 <B>< P></P>5290 <B></B><P></P> 5293 5291 <!-- 5294 5292 </Section> … … 5298 5296 </Description> 5299 5297 --> 5300 </B> 5298 5301 5299 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g037a.png"></center><br> 5302 5300 Klipspringer</P> … … 5432 5430 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Barranca, Costa Rica</P> 5433 5431 5434 <B> 5432 <B></B> 5435 5433 <!-- 5436 5434 </Section> … … 5441 5439 </Description> 5442 5440 --> 5443 </B> 5441 5444 5442 5445 5443 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Large lizards have been important foods since prehistoric times and are still commonly hunted in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.1 Some (such as the monitor lizards seen in markets in Indochina) are carnivorous species that may be difficult to feed and raise economically. However, the iguanas of the Americas offer promise as microlivestock. They are herbivorous and feed primarily on leaves, flowers, and fruits, including many that are too high in the trees to be gathered by man or by other livestock.</P> … … 5480 5478 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Sustainable exploitation could also benefit tegu conservation. Large populations still exist in some areas in Argentina and Paraguay, but, overall, the species are declining. A welldesigned management project could ensure the maintenance and reestablishment of large populations where numbers have drastically decreased. </P> 5481 5479 5482 <B>< P></P>5480 <B></B><P></P> 5483 5481 <!-- 5484 5482 <Section> … … 5487 5485 </Description> 5488 5486 --> 5489 </B> 5487 5490 5488 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g038a.png"></center><br> 5491 5489 FIGURE</P> … … 5596 5594 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Further husbandry research is needed. Costs must be reduced. The effectiveness of artificial nests must be tested in village practice. Survival rates of captive-raised young after release must be studied. And harvesting and recruitment schemes should be developed to secure optimum exploitation of the repopulated forests. </P> 5597 5595 5598 <B>< P></P>5596 <B></B><P></P> 5599 5597 <!-- 5600 5598 </Section> … … 5604 5602 </Description> 5605 5603 --> 5606 </B> 5604 5607 5605 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g039a.png"></center><br> 5608 5606 FIGURE</P> … … 5710 5708 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Antoon De Vos </P> 5711 5709 5712 <B> 5710 <B></B> 5713 5711 <!-- 5714 5712 </Section> … … 5719 5717 </Description> 5720 5718 --> 5721 </B> 5719 5722 5720 5723 5721 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">As noted in the preface, this report by no means exhausts all the microlivestock possibilities. Lack of space and time precludes discussion of creatures such as edible insects, snails, worms, frogs, turtles, and bats, which in some regions are highly regarded foods. Similarly, we have not included fish, shrimp, and other aquatic life.</P> … … 5727 5725 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Bees are one of the most promising microlivestock. They forage on flowers that are otherwise little utilized and produce honey, wax, and other products of high value. They are important as plant pollinators and can greatly increase the production of some crops. Bees can be kept virtually anywhere with little disruption of other activities, and they are easily available. </P> 5728 5726 5729 <B>< P></P>5727 <B></B><P></P> 5730 5728 <!-- 5731 5729 <Section> … … 5734 5732 </Description> 5735 5733 --> 5736 </B> 5734 5737 5735 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><center><img src="g040a.png"></center><br> 5738 5736 FIGURE</P> … … 5886 5884 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">- New bee species. Nontraditional species of Apis as well as other members of the bee family (such as Anthophora, Bombus, Megachilae, Nomia, Osmia, Xylocopa, and especially Trigona and Melipona, which are stingless) should be studied to determine their role in pollination and - for some species - their further exploitation for honey. </P> 5887 5885 5888 <B> 5886 <B></B> 5889 5887 <!-- 5890 5888 </Section> … … 5895 5893 </Description> 5896 5894 --> 5897 </B> 5898 <B>< P></P>5895 5896 <B></B><P></P> 5899 5897 <!-- 5900 5898 <Section> … … 5903 5901 </Description> 5904 5902 --> 5905 </B> 5903 5906 5904 5907 5905 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">A small selection follows of books and articles that are not too difficult to locate and that will help readers explore each topic further. Obscure documents are accompanied by an address from which readers can obtain a reprint or photocopy.</P> … … 6422 6420 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Townsend, G.F. 1976. Transitional hives for use with the tropical African bee Apis mellifera adansonii. Pages 181-189 in Apiculture in Tropical Climates. E. Crane, ed. Full report of the First Conference. International Bee Research Association, London. </P> 6423 6421 6424 <B>< P></P>6422 <B></B><P></P> 6425 6423 <!-- 6426 6424 </Section> … … 6430 6428 </Description> 6431 6429 --> 6432 </B> 6430 6433 6431 6434 6432 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">This section includes the names and addresses of individuals and institutions who are familiar with the animal listed. Each person has agreed to answer requests for information and advice. This personal follow-through is the main way this book can stimulate the development of microlivestock.</P> … … 7449 7447 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Wu Yan-ru, Department of Insect Taxonomy and Faunistics, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, 7 Zhongguancun Lu, Haitien, Beijing, People's Republic of China </P> 7450 7448 7451 <B>< P></P>7449 <B></B><P></P> 7452 7450 <!-- 7453 7451 </Section> … … 7457 7455 </Description> 7458 7456 --> 7459 </B> 7457 7460 7458 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">RALPH W. PHILLIPS retired in 1982 from the post of deputy director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy, a post he held for four years. Among his earlier posts were that of professor and head, Animal Husbandry Department, Utah State University; senior animal husbandman in charge, Genetic Investigations, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); chief, Animal Production Branch and deputy director, Agriculture Division, FAO; and executive director, International Organization Affairs, USDA. Among his special assignments were: serving as consultant on animal breeding to the governments of China and India for the U.S. Department of State in 1943-44; and as scientific secretary for agriculture of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for the Benefit of Developing Countries, in Ceneva, Switzerland, 1962-63. Dr. Phillips holds a B.S. degree in agriculture from Berea College (1930), M.A. (1931) and Ph.D. (1934) degrees from the University of Missouri, and Honorary D.Sc. degrees from Berea College and West Virginia University. He has been awarded the Berea College Distinguished Alumnus Award and the USDA's Distinguished Service Award. He is author or coauthor of some 240 scientific papers, review papers, chapters in books, and books on various aspects of physiology of reproduction, genetics, livestock production, and international agriculture. In his research, writings, and international activities, Dr. Phillips has given particular attention to breeding in relation to the environment and to the identification and conservation of valuable animal genetic resources. He is also the author of a definitive history of FAO entitled FAO: Its Origins, Formation and Evolution, 19451981 and an autobiography, The World Was My Barnyard. </P> 7461 7459 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">EDWARD S. AYENSU is currently senior advisor to the president of the African Development Bank. He is also president of ESA Associates, Washington, D.C., and former director of the Office of Biological Conservation, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. A citizen of Ghana, he received his B.A. in 1961 from Miami University in Ohio, M.Sc. from The George Washington University in 1963, and his Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of London. His research interests cover many areas of tropical biology. An internationally recognized expert on topics relating to science, technology, and development, especially in developing countries, he has also published extensively on tropical plants. Dr. Ayensu chairs and serves as a member of many international bodies. </P> … … 7485 7483 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">THOMAS M. YUILL is associate dean for research and graduate training of the School of Veterinary Medicine, assistant director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and professor of pathobiology and of veterinary science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his B.S. in wildlife management from Utah State University in 1959 and his Ph.D. jointly in veterinary science and wildlife ecology in 1964 from the University of Wisconsin. His principal research interests are animal health and diseases of wildlife, including those transmissible to domestic animals and to man. He worked in Thailand for two years and has had active research programs in Colombia for 17 years, and Costa Rica for 5 years. He has recently become involved in animal health and production development in the Gambia, West Africa. Dr. Yuill is an executive committee member and immediate past president of the Organization for Tropical Studies and currently serves as president of the Wildlife Disease Association. He completed a five-year term as Chairman of the U.S. Virus Diseases Panel of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Biomedical Sciences Program. </P> 7486 7484 7487 <B> 7485 <B></B> 7488 7486 <!-- 7489 7487 </Section> … … 7494 7492 </Description> 7495 7493 --> 7496 </B> 7494 7497 7495 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">ALEXANDER SHAKOW, Director, Strategic Planning and Review,</P> 7498 7496 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Chairman</P>
Note:
See TracChangeset
for help on using the changeset viewer.
