The influence of night grazing on feeding behavior, nutrition and performance of cattle was studied. Twenty-four steers weighing 367 kg (SD = 76) grazed either from 0900 to 1900 (day grazers), 2100 to 0700 (night grazers) or 0900 to 1900 and 2400 to 0400 (day-and-night grazers) during 13 weeks. F...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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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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Udo, H.M.J.
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[Day and night grazing by cattle in the Sahel]
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Day and night grazing by cattle in the Sahel
To address the problem of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel, a grazing trial was conducted to study the effect of duration of grazing and grazing method on cattle nutrition and performance. Twenty-four intact steers weighing 259 kg (SD=62) were randomly allotted to...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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[Implications of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel]
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Implications of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel
An experiment was conducted in 1996 and 1997 in semi-arid Niger, to determine the influence of supplementation (no supplement, millet bran + simple superphosphate, or millet bran + simple superphosphate + blood meal) for cattle and mulching (0 or 3 t ha-1 of Aristida sieberiana straw) on soil fer...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Bationo, B. André
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel]
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Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel
This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing or...
Diarra, L.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali]
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Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali
The selective use by cattle of range resources in the Sahel was assessed in terms of quantity and nutritional quality of the herbage grazed and diet selected. Peak standing crop was 1951 kg ha -1 dry matter (DM) with 47.9 kg nitrogen (N) ha-1 and 7.4 kg phosphorus (P) ha -1. Esophageally fistulat...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Keulen, H. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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[Selective grazing by cattle on spatially and seasonally heterogenous rangeland in Sahel]
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Selective grazing by cattle on spatially and seasonally heterogenous rangeland in 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
Sxity-four Azawak male calves were used to study the effect of nocturnal grazing (NG) and supplementation (S) in the dry season on forage and water intake, faecal output, eating time and weight changes of cattle in the Sahel. Treatments were factorial combinations of four levels of NG (0, 2, 4 an...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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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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Udo, H.M.J.
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Chanono, M.
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[Effect of nocturnal grazing and supplementation on diet selection, eating time, forage intake and weight changes of cattle]
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Effect of nocturnal grazing and supplementation on diet selection, eating time, forage intake and weight changes of cattle
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?
Forage intake and feeding behaviour of cattle grazing during day and/or night was studied in Sadore between February and May (late dry season) 1995 and, in Toukounous, Niger, between July 1995 and May 1996, covering wet (WS), early dry (EDS) and late dry (LDS) seasons. In Sadore, 24 steers grazed...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Fernández Rivera, A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Keulen, H. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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[Forage intake and feeding behaviour of day and/or night grazing cattle in sahelian rangelands]
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Forage intake and feeding behaviour of day and/or night grazing cattle in sahelian rangelands
Published and new data from experiments conducted in several range sites in Niger and Mali were analysed to assess wet season, dry season and year-round animal weight changes, stocking rates, forage availability, feed intake and faecal excretions of cattle, sheep and goats. Herbage availability o...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Sangare, M.
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Schlecht, E.
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[Foraging efficiency, stocking rates, grazing pressure and livestock weight changes in the Sahel]
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Foraging efficiency, stocking rates, grazing pressure and livestock weight changes in the Sahel