The potential forage value and appropriate length of study on intake and relative palatability ranking of 40 multipurpose tree species (MPTs) were determined using 24 sheep blocked on live weight and age. As the MPTs had different dry matter contents, intakes were also expressed as a ratio of qua...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Taminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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Hanson, Jean
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Wouw, M. van de
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[Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep]
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Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep
The effect of tannins in browse supplements on intake, digestibility and live weight changes was evaluated using sixty-six male Ethiopian Menz sheep in a 90-day trial. Teff straw (Eragrostis tef) was fed ad libitum (control diet), or supplemented with 190 g dried leaves of six Sesbania sesban acc...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Utilization of browse supplements with varying tannin levels by Ethiopian Menz shee1. Intake, digestibility and live weight changes]
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Utilization of browse supplements with varying tannin levels by Ethiopian Menz shee1. Intake, digestibility and live weight changes
The aim of this work was to assess whether degradability, gas production or chemical constituents could predict the preference of browses. Forty tropical browse species leaves with a crude protein (CP) content ranging from 79 to 307 g kg-1 DM were used for this study. The neutral detergent fibre ...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Williams, B.A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Relationships between preference, rumen degradability, gas production and chemical composition of browses]
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Relationships between preference, rumen degradability, gas production and chemical composition of browses
Two experiments were conducted to assess the nutrient intake, weight gain (ADG) and rumen degradation of napier grass (NG), lucerne (L) and sweet potato vines (SPV) fed to growing dairy heifers. In the first experiment, 33 Friesian heifers were randomly allocated to the three treatments namely; n...
Kariuki, J.N.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Gitau, G.K.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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Muia, J.M.K.
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Irungu, K.R.G.
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[Effect of feeding napier grass, lucerne and sweet potato vines as sole diets to dairy heifers on nutrient intake, weight gain and rumen degradation]
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Effect of feeding napier grass, lucerne and sweet potato vines as sole diets to dairy heifers on nutrient intake, weight gain and rumen degradation
The effect of feeding Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements on intake, digestibility and liveweight changes was evaluated using 102 male Ethiopian highland sheep in a 90-day trial. Teff straw (Eragrostis tef) was fed ad libitum (control d...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Effect of feeding graded levels of Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements to teff straw given to Ethiopian highland sheep]
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Effect of feeding graded levels of Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements to teff straw given to Ethiopian highland sheep