Reports results of an experiment undertaken to assess the nutritive value of wilted sesbania forage, a mixture of leaves and edible stems, by determining the effect of replacement of commercial concentrate mix by sesbania forage on diet digestibility, rumen fermentation and milk production of cro...
Khalili, H.
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Varvikko, T.
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[Effect of replacement of concentrate mix by wilted sesbania (Sesbania sesban) forage on diet digestibility, rumen fermentation and milk production in Friesian X Zebu (Boran) crossbred cows fed low quality native hay]
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Effect of replacement of concentrate mix by wilted sesbania (Sesbania sesban) forage on diet digestibility, rumen fermentation and milk production in Friesian X Zebu (Boran) crossbred cows fed low quality native hay
An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of molasses, given at different times, on feed intake, digestibility, degradation of hay dry matter (DM) and rumen pool fermentation. Four ruminally fistulated Friesian X Boran crossbred non-lactating cows were given a basal diet of grass hay ...
Khalili, H.
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Varvikko, T.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Supplementation of grass hay with molasses in crossbred (Bos taurus X Bos indicus) non-lactating cows: effect of timing of molasses supplements on feed intake, digestion, DM degradation and rumen fermentation]
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Supplementation of grass hay with molasses in crossbred (Bos taurus X Bos indicus) non-lactating cows: effect of timing of molasses supplements on feed intake, digestion, DM degradation and rumen fermentation
The paper evaluates the effects of the level of sugar cane molasses on feed intake, diet digestibility, DM degradation of grass hay, rumen pool sizes and rumen fermentation. Five ruminally fistulated crossbred cows were given a basal diet of grass hay ad libitum and cottonseed cake. The other fou...
Khalili, H.
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[Supplementation of grass hay with molasses in crossbred (Bos taurus X Bos indicus) non-lactating cows: effect of level of molasses on feed intake, digestion, rumen fermentation, and rumen digesta pool size]
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Supplementation of grass hay with molasses in crossbred (Bos taurus X Bos indicus) non-lactating cows: effect of level of molasses on feed intake, digestion, rumen fermentation, and rumen digesta pool size
Post-partum reproductive function of 50 F1 crossbred (Boran X Friesian) cows under smallholder farms around Holetta were monitored using plasma progesterone concentrations and profiles to examine Ovarian activity of cows and accuracy of estrus detection. Experimental cows were observed for signs ...
Dawo, F.
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Zerbini, E.
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[Post-partum reproductive function of F1 crossbred cows under smallholder management conditions in central highland of Ethiopia]
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Post-partum reproductive function of F1 crossbred cows under smallholder management conditions in central highland of Ethiopia
This study tested the hypothesis that purebred Boran (Bos indicus) cows and crossbreds of Boran and Holstein respond differently to long-term changes of feeding level in nutrient partitioning to milk and body fat stores. A total of 27 cows of these two genotypes were subjected either to a low or ...
Jenet, A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Wettstein, H.R.
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Senn, M.
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Saurer, M.
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Langhans, W.
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Kreuzer, M.
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[Evidence for different nutrient partitioning in Boran (Bos indicus) and Boran x Holstein cows when re-allocated from low to high or from high to low feeding level]
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Evidence for different nutrient partitioning in Boran (Bos indicus) and Boran x Holstein cows when re-allocated from low to high or from high to low feeding level
This study examined the effects of lablab hay and graded levels of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, feed degradation characteristics, apparent digestibility, milk yield and milk composition of crossbred cows fed forages from cereal crops+legume intercropping (maize/lablab (ML) stover or...
Mpairwe, D.R.
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Sabiiti, E.N.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Integration of forage legumes with cereal crops. II. Effect of supplementation with lablab hay and incremental levels of wheat bran on voluntary food intake, digestibility, milk yield and milk composition of crossbred cows fed maize-lablab stover or oats-vetch hay ad libitum]
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Integration of forage legumes with cereal crops. II. Effect of supplementation with lablab hay and incremental levels of wheat bran on voluntary food intake, digestibility, milk yield and milk composition of crossbred cows fed maize-lablab stover or oats-vetch hay ad libitum
Olaloku, E.A.
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Oyenuga,V.A.
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[The effect of stage of lactation, age of cow and seasons of the year on milk yield, butterfat and solids-not-fat content of White Fulani cattle at Ibadan]
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The effect of stage of lactation, age of cow and seasons of the year on milk yield, butterfat and solids-not-fat content of White Fulani cattle at Ibadan
This study uses heteroskedastic Tobit and Censored Least Absolute Deviations models to examine the impacts of dairy cow ownership on selected outcomes for a sample of 184 households in coastal Kenya. The outcomes examined include gross household cash income, gross non-agricultural income, consump...
Nicholson, C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Muinga, R.W.
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[Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya]
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Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya
Poverty, low crop and animal productivity and large scale resource degradation are major problems in the agriculture sector in the East African highlands. Among others, integration of forage legumes in cereal based cropping systems has been proposed as a promising strategy to improve the sustaina...
Kassie, M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Kassa, B.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Benefits of integration of cereals and forage legumes with and without crossbred cows in mixed farms - an ex ante analysis for highland Ethiopia]
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Benefits of integration of cereals and forage legumes with and without crossbred cows in mixed farms - an ex ante analysis for highland Ethiopia