The influence of food allowance or level of food excess on diet selectivity and intake by sheep given pearl millet stover leaves, and the potential feeding value of the food leftovers (L) were studied. Animals were given food at four levels of L (100, 300, 500 and 700 g dry matter (DM) per day). ...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Midou, A.
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Marichatou, H.
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[Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep]
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Effect of food allowance on diet selectivity and intake of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) stover leaves by sheep
A greenhouse trial was carried out at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), at Sadore (13°15' N, 2°18'E), Niger. Experiments were conducted in conjunction with a feeding trial. The feeding trial yielded eight types of compost made from faeces and leftove...
Sangare, M.
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Bationo, B. André
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Effect of type and level of roughage offered to sheep and urine addition on compost quality and millet growth and production in the Sahel]
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Effect of type and level of roughage offered to sheep and urine addition on compost quality and millet growth and production in the Sahel
The influence of 0, 60 or 120 min access to a grove of either Ziziphus mauritiana (Ziziphus) or Combretum aculeatum (Combretum) on forage intake and on the digestibility, growth and excretion of nutrients was determined using 40 Oudah rams grazing for 7 h/day on poor-quality dry season pasture in...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[The effect of supplementation with fresh browse of Ziziphus mauritiana or Combretum aculeatum on feed intake, nitrogen utilization and growth of grazing range sheep]
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The effect of supplementation with fresh browse of Ziziphus mauritiana or Combretum aculeatum on feed intake, nitrogen utilization and growth of grazing range sheep
Sesbania sesban is one of the exotic multipurpose fodder trees introduced in the Ethiopian highlands for livestock feed and soil conservation. Several on-station studies showed that supplementation with Sesbania improved intake and digestibility of basal diet and growth rate of animals. However, ...
Oosting, Simon J.
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Mekoya, A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Zijpp, A.J. van der
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[Sesbania sesban as a fodder tree in Ethiopian livestock farming systems: Feeding practices and farmers' perception of feeding effects on sheep performance]
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Sesbania sesban as a fodder tree in Ethiopian livestock farming systems: Feeding practices and farmers' perception of feeding effects on sheep performance
Striga hermonthica causes serious crop yield losses in West Africa. Hand pulling, an effective method for the reduction of light infestations, might be encouraged if farmers could use this weed as livestock feed. This study evaluated the chemical composition and the voluntary intake and digestion...
Hess, D.E.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[A note on the chemical composition, intake and digestion of striga hermonthica herbage by sheep]
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A note on the chemical composition, intake and digestion of striga hermonthica herbage by sheep
An experiment, was conducted in semi arid Niger to determine the influence of supplementation with groundnut cake (GC) )0 g kg 1, 2.5 g kg 1, 5 g kg 1, and 7.5 g kg 1 live weight (LW)) and P (0 g day`' and 3 g day 1 animal 1) on diet and millet stover intake and digestibility, sheep growth rate, ...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Effect of groundnut cake and P on millet stover utilisation and nutrient excretion by sheep]
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Effect of groundnut cake and P on millet stover utilisation and nutrient excretion by sheep
This study compared the effect of supplementing maize stover (MS) with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms or commercial concentrate (CC) on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, live weight gain and carcass yield of male Ethiopian Highland sheep. Two cowpea genotypes, 12688 (forage) and IT96D-774 (...
Koralagama, K.D.N.
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Mould, F.L.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hanson, Jean
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[The effect of supplementing maize stover with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms on the intake and growth performance of Ethiopian sheep]
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The effect of supplementing maize stover with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms on the intake and growth performance of Ethiopian sheep
Groundnut haulms along with cowpea hay
are major crop residues used for animal fattening in the West African Sahel. In traditional sheep fattening,feeds are always provided ad-hoc and in an unregulated
fashion, which is rather wasteful. As a preliminary study to establish the optimal feeding leve...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Delfosse, P.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Dan-Gomma, A.
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[Supplementation with groundnut haulms for sheep fattening in the West African Sahel]
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Supplementation with groundnut haulms for sheep fattening in the West African Sahel
A survey was conducted from February to June of 1997 among livestock herders in two villages of Niger, Kodey and Toukounous, on their perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing. Cattle and sheep were the species that were taken out for night grazing by the herders. Small herd size an...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Keulen, H. van
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[Herders' perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing in the Sahel: Case studies from Niger]
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Herders' perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing in the Sahel: Case studies from Niger
The influence of forage type, feed allowance and watering time on faeces and urine excretion by cattle, sheep and goats was studied. Higher amounts of nitrogen (N) were excreted during the day than during the night. The occurrence of defaecation and urination was highest at the time of getting up...
Schlecht, E.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Timing, size and nitrogen concentration of faecal and urinary excretions in cattle, sheep and goats: An they be exploited for better manuring of cropland?]
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Timing, size and nitrogen concentration of faecal and urinary excretions in cattle, sheep and goats: An they be exploited for better manuring of cropland?