 | Animal traction |
 |  | About this manual |
| | About the author |
| | Acknowledgments |
|  | 1. Introduction |
| | What is animal traction? |
| | History of animal traction |
| | Why use animal traction? |
| | Some considerations |
| | How can animal traction be used? |
| | Before beginning: what do you need to know? |
| | 2. Draft animal selection |
| | Popular draft animals |
| | Determining power requirements |
| | General rules concerning power requirements |
| | Method for determining size of the hitch |
| | Determining weights of animals |
| | Selection of individual draft animals |
| | Conformation |
| | Temperament |
| | 3. Animal husbandry |
| | Sheller |
| | Nutrition |
| | Grooming |
| | Minor medical problems and first aid |
| | 4. Training draft animals |
| | Before training begins |
| | General comments on training procedure |
| | Training cattle |
| | Program for training cattle |
| | Training horses, donkeys and mules |
| | Program for training horses, donkeys and mules |
| | 5. Yokes and harnesses |
| | Yokes and harnesses for cattle |
| | Yokes and harnesses for horses, donkeys and mules |
| | How to harness a horse, donkey or mule |
| | Steering systems |
| | Breeching harness |
| | 6. Hitches |
| | Safety rules |
| | Implement hitches |
| | Vehicle hitches |
| | 7. Field operations and implements |
| | 8. Economic and technical assistance |
| | Farm planning assistance |
| | Equipment options |
| | Credit for equipment |
| | Credit for animals |
| | Procedures and controls |
| | 9. Animal traction extension |
| | Extension education |
| | Appendix A: Animal power |
| | Appendix B: Animal nutrition |
| | Energy needs: bovine animals |
| | Energy needs: equine animals |
| | Nutrient needs of draft animals: protein, minerals, vitamins |
| | Feeds and feed composition |
| | Calculating a ration |
| | Recommended rations and feeding practices |
| | Appendix C: Disease recognition and control |
| | Parasites and parasitic disease |
| | Appendix D: Workshop and spare parts inventory |
| | Appendix E: Animal traction instruction forms |
| | Appendix F: Animal breeds used for power |
| | Bibliography |
| | Resources |
| | GIossary |
8. Economic and technical assistance
Farm planning assistance, equipment options, and financial help are basic elements of many animal traction programs. The programs are designed so farmers can choose a combination of animals and equipment that will meet their individual needs. The combination is called a technical package. It includes animals and materials, as well as the advice, information, and instruction of extension agents.
Increasingly, the approach of extension services is to offer a number of standard technical packages which allow agents to accommodate individual needs and preferences and at the same time supply growing numbers of farmers with basic organized support.
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