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Day 1: am |
The problem – the constraints |
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0800-930 |
Global trends in resource availability |
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1000-1130 |
Regional trends in resource availability |
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Day 1: pm |
The resources |
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1330-1500 |
Biomass, agro-industrial by-products and crop residues |
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1530-1700 |
Producing the feeds on the farm |
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Day 2: am |
Live stock production systems |
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0800-930 |
Guidelines for developing ruminant production systems |
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1000-1130 |
Guidelines for developing monogastric production systems |
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Day 2: pm |
Live stock production systems |
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1330-1500 |
Integrated farming systems and recycling wastes |
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1530-1700 |
Working with farmers |
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Day 3: am |
Designing experiments |
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0800-930 |
On-station |
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1000-1130 |
On-farm |
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Day 3: pm |
Experimental facilities |
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1330-1500 |
Pens and metabolism cages for goats, pigs and rabbits |
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1530-1700 |
Laboratory analyses |
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Day 4: am |
Recording the data |
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0800-0930 |
Organizing the data in the spread sheet |
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1000-1130 |
Organizing data (contd) |
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Day 4: pm |
Statistical analyses with Minitab |
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1330-1500 |
ANOVA, Regression analysis |
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1530-1700 |
ANOVA, Regression analysis |
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Day 5: am |
Power point presentations |
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0800-0930 |
Preparing the presentation |
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1000-1130 |
Preparing the presentation (contd) |
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Day 5: pm |
Writing the research report |
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1330-1500 |
Writing the abstract |
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1530-1700 |
Headings and sub-headings, working with the “table” template |
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Day 6: am |
Course evaluation |
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0800-0930 |
Participants will write an abstract of a research paper |
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1000-1130 |
Participants will prepare a Power-point presentation |