Assesses the nutritive value of prevailing herbage in the dry tropics of Africa, outlining herbage palatability, intake, digestibility, chemical composition as well as mineral & energy potentials; discusses the effect of the parameters on the performance of grazing animals.
Briefly summarizes research results in utilizing crop residues as livestock feed in Africa; outlines the aims, envisaged specific activities & items that need to be given priority by the African Research Network on Agricultural By-products (ARNAB) and describes ILCA's current views & research app...
Mosi, A.K.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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[Research experiences in the African Research Network on Agricultural by-Products (ARNAB)]
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Research experiences in the African Research Network on Agricultural by-Products (ARNAB)
Examines the relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds (clover hay, crop residues, oat hay, snowdenia & grass hay and others) feed for sheep and cattle at ILCA HQ
Lambourne, L.J.
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Mosi, A.K.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[Relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds by sheep and cattle]
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Relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds by sheep and cattle