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To address the problem of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel, a grazing trial was conducted to study the effect of duration of grazing and grazing method on cattle nutrition and performance. Twenty-four intact steers weighing 259 kg (SD=62) were randomly allotted to...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Tabo, Ramadjita[Implications of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel]Implications of restricted access to grazing by cattle in wet season in the Sahel

The influence of 0, 60 or 120 min access to a grove of either Ziziphus mauritiana (Ziziphus) or Combretum aculeatum (Combretum) on forage intake and on the digestibility, growth and excretion of nutrients was determined using 40 Oudah rams grazing for 7 h/day on poor-quality dry season pasture in...


Sangare, M.Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Pandey, V.S.[The effect of supplementation with fresh browse of Ziziphus mauritiana or Combretum aculeatum on feed intake, nitrogen utilization and growth of grazing range sheep]The effect of supplementation with fresh browse of Ziziphus mauritiana or Combretum aculeatum on feed intake, nitrogen utilization and growth of grazing range sheep

The effects of 4 years grazing by sheep and goats at various stocking rates on soil surface features, bulk density, organic C, N and P contents and pH were investigated in Sadore, Niger. Studies were also conducted in a fallow subjected to 9 years of intensive grazing. Although grazing reduced (P...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Bielders, Charles L.Valentin, ChristianBationo, B. AndréFernández Rivera, S.[Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands]Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands

Livestock manure is an important source of nutrients for crop production in semi-arid West Africa. An assessment of the potential of manure to sustain crop production calls for an estimation of the amounts of manure that could be produced and captured and the feed resources required to maintain l...


Fernández Rivera, S.Williams, Timothy O.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Powell, J.M.[Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa]Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa

Sxity-four Azawak male calves were used to study the effect of nocturnal grazing (NG) and supplementation (S) in the dry season on forage and water intake, faecal output, eating time and weight changes of cattle in the Sahel. Treatments were factorial combinations of four levels of NG (0, 2, 4 an...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Keulen, H. vanUdo, H.M.J.Chanono, M.[Effect of nocturnal grazing and supplementation on diet selection, eating time, forage intake and weight changes of cattle]Effect of nocturnal grazing and supplementation on diet selection, eating time, forage intake and weight changes of cattle

Growing pearl millet and cowpea in combination with raising ruminant livestock is widely practiced in the Sahel. In this farming system, livestock feeding depends mostly on rangeland, fallows and cropland grazing. Nutritional constraints to grazing ruminants stem primarily from feed scarcity and ...


Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Williams, Timothy O.Turner, M.Schlecht, E.Salla, A.Ayantunde, Augustine A.Sangare, M.[Nutritional constraints to grazing ruminants in the millet-cowpea- livestock farming system of the Sahel]Nutritional constraints to grazing ruminants in the millet-cowpea- livestock farming system of the Sahel

Published and new data from experiments conducted in several range sites in Niger and Mali were analysed to assess wet season, dry season and year-round animal weight changes, stocking rates, forage availability, feed intake and faecal excretions of cattle, sheep and goats. Herbage availability o...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Ayantunde, Augustine A.Leeuw, P.N. deFernández Rivera, S.Sangare, M.Schlecht, E.[Foraging efficiency, stocking rates, grazing pressure and livestock weight changes in the Sahel]Foraging efficiency, stocking rates, grazing pressure and livestock weight changes in the Sahel

In the short term, grazing of a 40-ha fallow in the Sahel, Niger, by sheep and goats reduced the standing herbage mass in the wet season and increased its disappearance during the dry season. The effects of stocking rate (62.5 or 125 k g liveweight/ha) and the proportion of sheep in the mixture (...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Fernández Rivera, S.[Grazing effects of goat-sheep mixes on vegetation structure and productivity of old fallow in the Sahel]Grazing effects of goat-sheep mixes on vegetation structure and productivity of old fallow in the Sahel

Feed and grazing management affect both the quantity and quality of animal manure and consequently nutrient cycling in the mixed crop-livestock systems in West Africa Sahel. Dietary measures can significantly influence the composition of manure and hence it’s agricultural value. High nutrient fee...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Fernández Rivera, S.Sangare, M.[Nutrient management in livestock systems in West Africa Sahel with emphasis on feed and grazing management]Nutrient management in livestock systems in West Africa Sahel with emphasis on feed and grazing management

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