The potential forage value and appropriate length of study on intake and relative palatability ranking of 40 multipurpose tree species (MPTs) were determined using 24 sheep blocked on live weight and age. As the MPTs had different dry matter contents, intakes were also expressed as a ratio of qua...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Taminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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Hanson, Jean
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Wouw, M. van de
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[Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep]
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Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep
Feeding value of Erythrina abyssinica leaves were evaluated with native sheep and goats at Soddo, southern Ethiopia in a 21-day digestibility and 80- day growth trial. In the digestibility trial, wilted leaves of E. abyssinica were fed add libitum, while in the growth trial, animals were offered ...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Thomas, D.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Forage potential of Erythrina abyssinica: Intake, digestibility and growth rates for stall-fed sheep and goats in southern Ethiopia]
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Forage potential of Erythrina abyssinica: Intake, digestibility and growth rates for stall-fed sheep and goats in southern Ethiopia
Palatability indices of dry and wilted 18 multipurpose tree species (MPTs) were determined using 12 wethers and 12 bucks (mean (+ or -) SD liveweight 17.5 (+ or -) 1.24 kg and 20.5 (+ or -) 1.46 kg, respectively), blocked into two groups on liveweight and age, housed in a roofed and half-walled s...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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Hanson, Jean
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[Palatability of wilted and dried multipurpose tree species fed to sheep and goats]
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Palatability of wilted and dried multipurpose tree species fed to sheep and goats
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