The poor quality of the natural vegetation in the dry season affects both animal productivity and the lives of the pastoral community in the Adamawa Plateau of Cameroon but may be improved by introduction of the forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis. When used in a fodder bank system, Stylosanthe...
Tarawali, G.
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Pamo, E.T.
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[A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon]
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A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon
Thirty-two goat flocks belonging to 45 farmers and raised under village conditions in the Ganawuri area of the subhumid zone of Nigeria were monitored every 2 weeks for 30 months to determine productivity under village conditions. Records collected on kids included birth weight, birth type, body ...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria]
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Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria
Investigates the response of maize to nitrogen on natural pasture (fallow), or following stylosanthes pastures (fodder banks) inside and outside fodder bank areas at 4 locations in central Nigeria. Maize planted in the fodder banks outyielded than on the natural fallow at each level of applied N.
Tarawali, G.
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[The residual effect of stylosanthes fodder banks on maize yield at several locations in Nigeria]
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The residual effect of stylosanthes fodder banks on maize yield at several locations in Nigeria