Small ruminant production in Lebanon's Beka'a Valley

Hamadeh, S.K.; Shomo, F.; Nordblom, Thomas L.; Goodchild, A. V.; Gintzburger, G.

doi:10.1016/0921-4488(95)00831-4

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“…This present work was a follow up of several studies that were undertaken in the Beka'a region to identify the small ruminant systems, their feed calendars, seasonal movements, and their bio-economic feasibility (Bistanji 1999;Hamadeh et al 2001;Hamadeh et al 1997;Hamadeh et al 1996;Hammad 1995). Seventeen herders representing three systems of production (sedentary, migratory/semi-nomadic, and semi-sedentary) identified in the previous studies were selected according to their accessibility by the research team and randomly allocated to four management packages so that each management package will include farmers from the three systems.…”

Section: On-farm Trialsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…The average annual rainfall ranges between 200 and 400 mm, the average minimum temperature is 5.9°C (42.62°F) and the average maximum temperature is 22.6°C (72.84°F) with a diversity of agricultural systems; both rain-fed and irrigated (Osman and Cocks 1992). The valley contains 50% of Lebanon's sheep and goat flocks (Hamadeh et al 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other constraints also mentioned by Steinbach (1987) are lack of knowledge among herders about the potential productivity of their flocks, lack of economic and/or social incentives and finally, lack of services to the producer. Several studies in Lebanon considered health problems, feed availability, low productivity, and marketing problems, as the major limiting constraints to small ruminant production, leading to negative economic returns (IFAD 1991;Hamadeh et al 1996;Hamadeh et al 2001). …”

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confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Improvement of Small Ruminant Production in the Semi-Arid Areas of Lebanon

Tami¹,

Darwish²,

Said³

et al. 2005

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Small ruminant production in semi-arid areas could be improved drastically by overcoming feed, health and management constraints. This study aimed at assessing the bio-economical sustainability of small ruminant production in the semi-arid regions of Lebanon through the introduction of an integrated technical package including: a basic health preventive program, feed optimization during critical late Please note that this electronic prepublication galley may contain typographical errors and may be missing artwork, such as charts, photographs, etc. Pagination in this version will differ from the published version.

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Section: On-farm Trialsupporting

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confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Improvement of Small Ruminant Production in the Semi-Arid Areas of Lebanon

Tami¹,

Darwish²,

Said³

et al. 2005

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

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“…Indigenous sheep living in the tropical and sub-tropical regions tend to breed throughout the year; however, their sexual activity may be limited, to a degree, during the summer season when the environmental temperature is elevated and feed is lacking [25]. In arid and semi-arid regions, where differences in daylight, as well as in food and water availability are well marked, the breeding season usually spans from June to November [26,27]. Consequently, kidding and lambing mostly occur between February and April, when food and climate become more hospitable for the newborns.…”

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Water Stress in Small Ruminants

Jaber¹,

Chedid²,

Hamadeh³

2013

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“…Due to population and income increases, sheep and goat numbers have rapidly increased as well. Consequently, a feed shortage has arisen in the region (Hamadeh et al, 1996). The increase in feed demand has led many farmers to grow barley continuously as a monoculture system.…”

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Does Growing Safflower before Barley Reduce Barley Yields under Mediterranean Conditions?

Yau

Ryan

2012

Agronomy Journal

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Saffl ower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), which has deep roots, can be grown as an economical oil crop in semiarid, rain-fed areas of West Asia and North Africa, where barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) monoculture is a common practice. In this study, we sought to: (i) evaluate the eff ect of saffl ower on the yield of the following barley crop and (ii) compare such eff ect with other crops to determine the potential of rotating saffl ower with barley. Two series of experiments were conducted under rain-fed conditions in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley ). In Series 1, there were 12 2-yr rotation systems, whereas in Series 2, 3 rotation systems were studied. Results from the two and three rotation cycles were reported from the fi rst and second series of experiments, respectively. Rotation eff ects were signifi cant (P ≤ 0.05) for barley grain yield, straw yield, and harvest index, but rotation × year interaction was not signifi cant. In Series 1, barley aft er saffl ower gave the highest harvest index (0.40 kg kg -1 ) and mean grain yield (1400 kg ha -1 ), that is, 28 to 72% higher grain yield than aft er the other crops, except aft er cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) and common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) for grazing. In Series 2, grain yield and harvest index of barley aft er saffl ower (4090 kg ha -1 , 0.36 kg kg -1 ) were higher than that aft er barley (3010 kg ha -1 , 0.32 kg kg -1 ). Th us, growing saffl ower before barley increased rather than decreased barley yields, and was comparable to or better than aft er some legumes. Barley/saffl ower therefore appears to be a viable rotation in semiarid, rain-fed Mediterranean areas.

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Small ruminant production in Lebanon's Beka'a Valley

Cited by 17 publications

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Sustainable Improvement of Small Ruminant Production in the Semi-Arid Areas of Lebanon

Sustainable Improvement of Small Ruminant Production in the Semi-Arid Areas of Lebanon

Water Stress in Small Ruminants

Does Growing Safflower before Barley Reduce Barley Yields under Mediterranean Conditions?

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