An experiment was conducted in 1996 and 1997 in semi-arid Niger, to determine the influence of supplementation (no supplement, millet bran + simple superphosphate, or millet bran + simple superphosphate + blood meal) for cattle and mulching (0 or 3 t ha-1 of Aristida sieberiana straw) on soil fer...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Bationo, B. André
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel]
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Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel
Study was conducted to determine turnover of water, nitrogen and energy in lactating Holstein x Boran cows. Nine cows (Bos indicus × B. taurus) between their 42nd and 420th the days of lactation were selected for this study. The crossbred cows had ad libitum access to water and a dried maize stov...
Jenet, A.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Kreuzer, M.
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[Water intake and nutrient balances of Holstein X Boran cows fed a low-quality tropical diet]
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Water intake and nutrient balances of Holstein X Boran cows fed a low-quality tropical diet
In vitro techniques used for evaluating ruminant feeds can be classified into those that estimate gravimetrically their digestibility or degradability by quantifying the insoluble residues that remain after their incubation in inoculum containing rumen fluid, and those that measure the appearance...
Blümmel, Michael
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[In vitro gas techniques and efficiency of microbial substrate degradation]
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In vitro gas techniques and efficiency of microbial substrate degradation
An experiment, was conducted in semi arid Niger to determine the influence of supplementation with groundnut cake (GC) )0 g kg 1, 2.5 g kg 1, 5 g kg 1, and 7.5 g kg 1 live weight (LW)) and P (0 g day`' and 3 g day 1 animal 1) on diet and millet stover intake and digestibility, sheep growth rate, ...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Effect of groundnut cake and P on millet stover utilisation and nutrient excretion by sheep]
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Effect of groundnut cake and P on millet stover utilisation and nutrient excretion by sheep
The selective use by cattle of range resources in the Sahel was assessed in terms of quantity and nutritional quality of the herbage grazed and diet selected. Peak standing crop was 1951 kg ha -1 dry matter (DM) with 47.9 kg nitrogen (N) ha-1 and 7.4 kg phosphorus (P) ha -1. Esophageally fistulat...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Keulen, H. van
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Udo, H.M.J.
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[Selective grazing by cattle on spatially and seasonally heterogenous rangeland in Sahel]
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Selective grazing by cattle on spatially and seasonally heterogenous rangeland in Sahel
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.
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Bielders, Charles L.
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Valentin, Christian
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Bationo, B. André
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands]
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Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands
This study compared the effect of supplementing maize stover (MS) with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms or commercial concentrate (CC) on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, live weight gain and carcass yield of male Ethiopian Highland sheep. Two cowpea genotypes, 12688 (forage) and IT96D-774 (...
Koralagama, K.D.N.
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Mould, F.L.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hanson, Jean
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[The effect of supplementing maize stover with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms on the intake and growth performance of Ethiopian sheep]
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The effect of supplementing maize stover with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) haulms on the intake and growth performance of Ethiopian sheep
Groundnut haulms along with cowpea hay
are major crop residues used for animal fattening in the West African Sahel. In traditional sheep fattening,feeds are always provided ad-hoc and in an unregulated
fashion, which is rather wasteful. As a preliminary study to establish the optimal feeding leve...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Delfosse, P.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Dan-Gomma, A.
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[Supplementation with groundnut haulms for sheep fattening in the West African Sahel]
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Supplementation with groundnut haulms for sheep fattening in the West African Sahel
Forty-eight heifers of two genotypes, Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein×Boran, were allocated to three feeding levels equivalent to 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 times calculated metabolisable energy requirements for maintenance (MEm). The experiment started at the onset of reproductive activity, when the Bora...
Jenet, A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Kreuzer, M.
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[Growth and feed conversion of Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein X Boran heifers during three physiological states receiving different levels of a tropical diet]
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Growth and feed conversion of Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein X Boran heifers during three physiological states receiving different levels of a tropical diet
Eighteen oxen were allotted to three treatment groups according to their body condition: poor, medium and good. Work output, speed, live weight and body condition were measured during 7 weeks when animals worked 4 days/ week, 4 h/day, pulling loads equivalent to 12.5 kg/100 kg live weight. The an...
Fall, Abdou
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Pearson, R.A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Nutrition of draught oxen in semi-arid West Africa. 3. Effect of body condition prior to work and weight losses during work on food intake and work output]
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Nutrition of draught oxen in semi-arid West Africa. 3. Effect of body condition prior to work and weight losses during work on food intake and work output