00856nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100001700018245007400035260008000109300000900189520052900198583001900727  a07.09.01 P939  aPreston, T R  aPigs and poultry in the tropics : utilization of local feed resources  bTechnical Centre for Agricultural and Rural CooperationaWageningenNLc1987  a25p.  aPresents alternative approaches to poultry production as a means of replacing  conventional intensive methods which have proved unsuitable for ACP countries and rely on costly imported feeds. Proposes the use of locally available resources.  Emphasizes need to reduce dependence on imports while increasing the value of national products, in conformity with the aspirations of ACP countries. Topics discussed include inter alia, nutritional characteristics of tropical feed, and feeding systems using non-conventional feeds.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR