The study was conducted in Kenya to determine the relationship of fecal nitrogen, fecal nitrogen fractions and fecal nitrogen ratio to organic matter intake, dietary crude protein, in vivo dry matter digestibility and vitro organic matter digestibility. Two sites were chosen for the study based u...
Shaabani, S.B.
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[Fecal nitrogen as an indicator of nutritional stress in steers in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya.]
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Fecal nitrogen as an indicator of nutritional stress in steers in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya.
Chapter One. A general introduction on feed resources in the coastal lowland Kenya, use of the legume tree forages, and their effect when used as supplements to low quality roughage is presented. This is followed by a review of the literature on the role of microbes in the rumen and the synthesis...
Abdulrazak, S.A.
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[The effects of supplementing roughage diets with leguminous tree forages on intake, digestion and performance of crossbred cattle in Coastal lowland Kenya.]
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The effects of supplementing roughage diets with leguminous tree forages on intake, digestion and performance of crossbred cattle in Coastal lowland Kenya.
Mwebaze, S.
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[Biomass production of maize (Zea mays, L.) intercropped with selected forage legumes for food and feed in smallholder farming systems]
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Biomass production of maize (Zea mays, L.) intercropped with selected forage legumes for food and feed in smallholder farming systems
Osafo, E.L.K.
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[Sorghum stover as a forage: Cultivar effects on yield and effects of chopping, amount offered, supplementation and variety on intake, selection and live-weight gain in Ethiopian sheep and cattle]
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Sorghum stover as a forage: Cultivar effects on yield and effects of chopping, amount offered, supplementation and variety on intake, selection and live-weight gain in Ethiopian sheep and cattle
An extensive review of the literature on the chemistry and biological activity of condensed tannins (Chapter 1 and 2) revealed some significant gaps in knowledge of these processes, and the following experimental program was designed to investigate some specific aspects of the chemical and biolog...
Kariuki, I.W.
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[Condensed tannins in tropical legume fodder trees; characterisation, and interactions with rumen microbes, feed, and endogenous proteins.]
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Condensed tannins in tropical legume fodder trees; characterisation, and interactions with rumen microbes, feed, and endogenous proteins.
Fakude, M.
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[Targeting new climate-resilient feeds and forages in the smallholder mixed farming systems of East Africa]
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Targeting new climate-resilient feeds and forages in the smallholder mixed farming systems of East Africa
Livestock and their products are becoming an important market-oriented commodity in Ethiopia. This study aims at shedding some lights on the ex-post potential socio-economic impact of improved forage development on farm households’ livelihood improvement. It does so through an empirical investiga...
Ahmed, I.
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[Socio-economic impact of forage development on farm households livelihood in Mieso District, West Hararghe Zone, Oromia National Regional State]
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Socio-economic impact of forage development on farm households livelihood in Mieso District, West Hararghe Zone, Oromia National Regional State