A study was conducted in the humid-forest, forest-savanna, and Guinea savanna zones of West Africa from 1993 to 1999 to examine the effect of managing crop residues from cereal-legume cropping systems for mulch and fodder for sheeIncreasing the proportion of total crop residues produced from a un...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Agyare, W.A.
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Gbaraneh, L.D.
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Tanko, R.J.
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Akinlade, J.
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Omokaye, A.T.
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Karbo, N.
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Aboh, N.
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[Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones]
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Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones
An experiment was conducted on an Ultisol at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) High Rainfall Station, Onne, in the humid forest zone of south-eastern Nigeria. The objective of the study was to define groups of multipurpose trees using multiple variables to select material...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Ladipo, D.O.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Multipurpose tree selection for silvopastoral systems on acid Ultisols. The effect of grass competition on early growth of tree and shrub species]
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Multipurpose tree selection for silvopastoral systems on acid Ultisols. The effect of grass competition on early growth of tree and shrub species
Harvests were made at the end of the main (April-August) and minor (September-November) wet, and dry (December-March) seasons for two years. Dry season edible forage samples were analyzed for concentrations of crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (NDF), acid det...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Kurdi, I.O.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Raji, A.M.
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Ladipo, D.O.
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[Feed value of multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs in West Africa: Edible forage production and nutritive value of Millettia thonningii and Albizia lebbeck]
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Feed value of multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs in West Africa: Edible forage production and nutritive value of Millettia thonningii and Albizia lebbeck
We investigated variation in forage production, in sacco dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) degradations, and in vitro gas production characteristics of four Albizia (A. lebbeck N 864), A. procera N 865, A. saman N 825) and Paraserianthes falcataria (N 783) provenances obtained from The Nitrogen Fi...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Kurdi, I.O.
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[Studies on multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs in West Africa: Variation in determinants of forage quality in Albizia and Paraserianthes species]
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Studies on multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs in West Africa: Variation in determinants of forage quality in Albizia and Paraserianthes species
Seasonal variations in chemical composition, dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) degradation and gas production characteristics of 18 multipurpose trees and shrubs (MPTs) from the humid lowlands of West Africa were evaluated. The MPTs have potential for the development of integrated crop and livesto...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Kurdi, I.O.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Raji, A.M.
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Ladipo, D.O.
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[Chemical composition, rumen degradation, and gas production characteristics of some multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs during wet and dry seasons in the humid tropics]
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Chemical composition, rumen degradation, and gas production characteristics of some multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs during wet and dry seasons in the humid tropics
Seasonal fodder production responses of five shrubs (Centrosema arenarium, Desmodium strigillosum, Desmodium velutinum, Phyllodium pulchellum, and Tadehagi triquetrum) and five trees (Albizia gummifera, Berlinia grandiflora, Albizia niopoides, Bauhinia monandra, and Inga edulis) to pruning height...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Awojide, A.A.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Ladipo, D.O.
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Akinlade, J.A.
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[Fodder production responses to prunning height and fodder quality of some trees and shrubs in a forest-savanna transition zone in southwestern Nigeria]
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Fodder production responses to prunning height and fodder quality of some trees and shrubs in a forest-savanna transition zone in southwestern Nigeria
The feeding value of fodder from two cowpea cultivars to a basal maize stover diet was investigated using fifteen lactating White Fulani (Zebu) cows. The two cultivars were IT-716 and 994-DP. Diet was constituted as 50g DM/kg live weight and each of the cultivars was supplemented at 50 % of the d...
Akinlade, A.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Raji, A.M.
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Busari, A.A.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Adewumi, M.K.
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[Effect of two cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) fodder cultivars as supplements on voluntary intake, milk yield and manure production of Bunaji cows]
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Effect of two cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) fodder cultivars as supplements on voluntary intake, milk yield and manure production of Bunaji cows
Rumen degradation characteristics of DM in edible forage of 25 multipurpose tree and shrub fodders (MPTS) harvested at the end of the main-wet (April-August 1992), minor-wet (September-November 1992) and dry (December 1992-March 1993) seasons were determined in rumen-fistulated Bunaji cattle (BC)...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Raji, A.M.
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Kurdi, I.O.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Ladipo, D.O.
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[Seasonal dynamics in dry matter degradation of browse in cattle, sheep and goats]
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Seasonal dynamics in dry matter degradation of browse in cattle, sheep and goats
Forage and seed yields of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) are considered to be joint products by crop-livestock farmers, but forage yield and quality are not currently part of selection criteria in groundnut improvement programs in West Africa. Variations in forage and seed yields of 38 late-maturin...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Dung, D.D.
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Olorunju, P.E.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Tanko, R.J.
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Muhammad, I.R.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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[Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) for food and fodder in crop-livestock systems: Forage and seed yields, chemical composition and rumen degradation of leaf and stem fractions of 38 cultivars]
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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) for food and fodder in crop-livestock systems: Forage and seed yields, chemical composition and rumen degradation of leaf and stem fractions of 38 cultivars
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Raji, A.M.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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[Seasonal degradation of dry matter in browse by cattle, sheep and goats]
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Seasonal degradation of dry matter in browse by cattle, sheep and goats