Links to websites and organisations relevant to animal traction 

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Networks

ATNESA (Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa) http://www.atnesa.org
and affiliated national networks including those in Ethiopia (ENAP), Kenya (KENDAT), Tanzania (TADAP), South Africa (SANAT) and Zimbabwe (APNEZ).
       

RELATA (Red Latinoamericana de Tracción Animal) 
http://www.relata.org.ni

 

African Conservation Tillage Network
(not animal traction, but with an interest in this subject) 
http://www.welcome.to/ACT-Network

RECTA: La Red Cubana de Tracción Animal
Cuba Network of Animal Traction
http://www.recta.org

MITA Réseau Malgache de Développement des Moyens Intermédiaires de Transport
Madagascar Network for the Development of Intermediate Means of Transport
(including ox carts and use of equids). Mainly French.

http://www.mitamadagascar.org

Animal traction technologies Animal traction technologies using camels in Niger
http://camelides.cirad.fr/fr/publications/guide_traction.html

 

Transport issues

(These organisations have some interest in animal power)

The International Forum for Rural Transport and Development 
http://www.ifrtd.org


Animal Traction Development. This site has many documents relating to animal traction that can be downloaded. It also contains a display with many ideas and pictures on animal-powered transport and other rural transport technologies
 http://www.animaltraction.com

DFID Transport Links http://www.transport-links.org
Department for International Development in association with 
TRL (Transport Research Laboratory), United Kingdom

Research and education

(Some staff in these establishments have an interest in animal power)

 

 

CTVM (Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine) of the University of Edinburgh
http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/ctvm/Research/DAPR/Draught%20power.htm

University of Kassel.
On-line a
nimal traction literature database
http://www.uni-kassel.de/hrz/anwendungen/rosebrock/wiz/db_form_wiz.html

IDS Information database (broadly-based)
http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/
http://www.id21.org

Web-based Information System for Agricultural Research for Development (a broadly-based database)
http://www.iac-agro.nl/wisard/

International Livestock Research Institute
http://www.cgiar.org/ilri/

Development issues

(These organisations have some interest in animal power)

The Aid Workers Network links people involved in practical development to share support, ideas and best practice. If you need practical advice or want to debate an issue some of the 6000 members in 162 countries may be able to help you.
http://www.aidworkers.net/

A gateway to very many organisations concerned with development issues
http://www.oneworld.net/

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.fao.org

ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
http://www.cta.int/

The World Bank (much information and numerous reports)
http://www.worldbank.org/

MSU (Michigan State University) Global Access (searchable database with many links)
http://www.msuglobalaccess.net/theme/agriculture/

http://iloasist.csir.co.za/

 

Appropriate technology organisations
(These organisations have some interest in animal power)
Information and Advisory Service on Appropriate Technology (several animal traction publications are available)
http://gate.gtz.de/isat

http://www.skat.ch

 

Intermediate Technology Development Group
with activities in Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Sudan and elsewhere

Animal traction and work animal breeds in Europe

(These organisations have some interest in animal power)

Traits de genie - French site in English on working horses, mules and donkeys with links to other sites
http://www.traitsdegenie.com

British Mule Society
http://www.hamill.co.uk/british_mule_soc/index.html

British Donkey Breed Society
http://www.donkeybreedsociety.co.uk

Donkeys and Donkey Milk (Italy)
http://www.lattediasina.it 

German Donkey Society
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ohoefer/EINDEX.HTM

Work with oxen in German (site in German)
http://www.zugrinder.de

Æselforeningen Danish Donkey Society (site mainly in Danish)
http://www.joergennielsen.hjem.wanadoo.dk

Animal welfare organisations

(These organisations have some interest in animal power)

The Brooke
http://www.thebrooke.org

 

Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad
http://www.spana.org

The International Donkey Protection Trust and Donkey Sanctuary (UK) 
http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/idpt/home01.html

International League for the Protection of Horses
http://www.ilph.org

Working Together for Equines
http://www.dsrtweyr.com/wtfe/about.html

World Association for Transport Animal Welfare and Studies
http://www.taws.org

Livestock and veterinary  development Livestock Production Programme (LPP) managed by NR International for DFID
 www.lpp.uk.com

Vetwork
http://www.vetwork.org.uk

  Vetaid
  http://www.vetaid.org

Training resources Training young oxen
http://iscowp.org

Ox Power Handbook by Paramananda
(should also be on http://iscowp.org)

Animal traction in North America

(These organisations have some interest in animal power)

Rural Heritage - journal in support of small farmers and loggers who use draft horse, mule, and oxen power
http://www.ruralheritage.com/

Tillers International: Excellence in Training and Hitching of Oxen and Draft Horses.
http://www.wmich.edu/tillers/

Midwest Ox Drovers' Association
http://www.execpc.com/oxdrover/index.html

Bulletin board with discussions on working horses for farming and logging
http://pub8.ezboard.com/bworkinghorse.html

ISCOWP (The International Society for Cow Protection)
A International lacto-vegetarian group offering training on Ox Teams & Organic Dairy Farming
http://iscowp.org

Mule Barn (USA)
http://www.mules.com/

Donkeys (recreational) USA
http://www.donkeys.com/index.html

Logging with oxen (USA)
http://www.mainerec.com/logger1.html
http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/AppalFor/draftl.html

 

Museums and historic farms

(These organisations have some interest in animal power)

Howell Living History Farm, USA (circa 1900). 
Eight horses and a pair of oxen.
Internships in animal-powered farming
http://www.howellfarm.org

Agricultural machinery
http://www.history.rochester.edu/appleton/a/agmac-m.html

http://www.monticello.org/Matters/industries/ploughing.html

http://www.nau.edu/~cline/speccoll/images/catrecs/238.html  

University of Reading Rural History Centre
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/Instits/im/rural/mus.html

 

On-line journals and magazines

(These publications have some interest in animal power)

Draught Animal News
http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/ctvm/publs/dan/danfp.htm

New Agriculturalist
http://www.new-agri.co.uk/

Spore (CTA)
http://www.agricta.org/index.htm

French language
http://www.syfia.com/premiere/index1.asp
 

French language Spore (CTA)
http://www.agricta.org/indexfr.htm

Hoofcare and Lameness (Journal of Equine Foot Science)
http://www.hoofcare.com/info.html

Implement manufacturers 

Carthorse Machinery (hitch carts and power-takeoff carts for heavy horses): Note: this site contains some attractive photos but they take time to download (pages up to 600 kb)
http://www.carthorsemachinery.com/index.htm
Rare breeds The Iberian Rare Breeds Trust (conservation of Giant Andalucian Donkey)
http://www.giantdonkey.co.uk/

Miscellaneous reports 

Report on work animals under drought conditions
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/EUE/draught0794.html

Reports of DFID-funded work (some on animal power)
http://www.nrinternational.co.uk/~n/nri/livepp1.htm 

Poetry and literature 

http://ncc1701.apana.org.au/~larrikin/lit/poetry/teams.html

 

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