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Journal Article 1995

Autor: Muinga, R.W. Topps, J.H. Rooke, J.A. Thorpe, W.R.

An experiment was carried out to evaluate dairy performance and rumen fermentation from a forage-based diet supplemented with Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) and maize bran. Bos indicus (Ayrshire/Brown Swiss) X Bos taurus (Sahiwal) cattle were offered Pennisetum purpureum (napier grass) ad libit...

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Muinga, R.W. ,  Topps, J.H. ,  Rooke, J.A. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  [The effect of supplementation with Leucaena leucocephala and maize bran on voluntary food intake, digestibility, live weight and milk yield of Bos indicus X Bos taurus dairy cows and rumen fermentation in steers offered Pennisetum purpureum ad libitum in the semi-humid tropics] ,  The effect of supplementation with Leucaena leucocephala and maize bran on voluntary food intake, digestibility, live weight and milk yield of Bos indicus X Bos taurus dairy cows and rumen fermentation in steers offered Pennisetum purpureum ad libitum in the semi-humid tropics
Journal Article 1993

Autor: Muinga, R.W. Thorpe, W.R. Topps, J.H.

Two experiments with 12 and 18 lactating Jersey cows respectively were carried out in the coastal semi-humid zone of Kenya to assess the performance arising from the feeding of chopped Napier fodder (Pennisetum purpureum) given ad libitum with and without one of three sources of protein; fishmeal...

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Muinga, R.W. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  Topps, J.H. ,  [Lactational performance of Jersey cows given Napier fodder (Pennisetum purpureum) with and without protein concentrates in the semi-humid tropics] ,  Lactational performance of Jersey cows given Napier fodder (Pennisetum purpureum) with and without protein concentrates in the semi-humid tropics
Journal Article 1998

Autor: Mureithi, J.G. Njunie, M.N. Muinga, R.W. Ali, R. Thorpe, W.R. Mwatate, C.D.

Smallholder dairy development in coastal lowland Kenya is mainly constrained by inadequate nutrition. Since the early 1960s, high quality forages have been introduced to improve feeding of dairy cattle in the region. A study was conducted to assess the contribution made by these forages to dairy ...

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Mureithi, J.G. ,  Njunie, M.N. ,  Muinga, R.W. ,  Ali, R. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  Mwatate, C.D. ,  [Adoption of planted forages by smallholder dairy farmers in coastal lowland Kenya] ,  Adoption of planted forages by smallholder dairy farmers in coastal lowland Kenya
Journal Article 2004

Autor: Nicholson, C. Thornton, Philip K. Muinga, R.W.

This study uses heteroskedastic Tobit and Censored Least Absolute Deviations models to examine the impacts of dairy cow ownership on selected outcomes for a sample of 184 households in coastal Kenya. The outcomes examined include gross household cash income, gross non-agricultural income, consump...

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Nicholson, C. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Muinga, R.W. ,  [Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya] ,  Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya
Journal Article 1992

Autor: Muinga, R.W. Thorpe, W.R. Topps, J.H.

Details the voluntary food intake, live-weight change and lactation performance of 36 crossbred Ayrshire/Brown Swiss X Sahiwal cows fed from the 3rd week of lactation for 14 weeks on diets of napier fodder offered ad libitum and supplemented w. fresh leucaena fodder. Average daily milk yield duri...

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Muinga, R.W. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  Topps, J.H. ,  [Voluntary food intake, live-weight change and lactation performance of crossbred dairy cows given ad libitum Pennisetum purpureum (napier grass var. Bana) supplemented with leucaena forage in the lowland semi-humid tropics] ,  Voluntary food intake, live-weight change and lactation performance of crossbred dairy cows given ad libitum Pennisetum purpureum (napier grass var. Bana) supplemented with leucaena forage in the lowland semi-humid tropics
Journal Article 1997

Autor: Abdulrazak, S.A. Muinga, R.W. Thorpe, W.R. Orskov, E.R.

Twenty intact and five fistulated crossbred steers were used in two experiments to examine the effect of supplementing maize stover with Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala forage on intake, rumen fermentation, microbial protein supply and live weight changes. The basal diet plus 1 kg maiz...

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Abdulrazak, S.A. ,  Muinga, R.W. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  Orskov, E.R. ,  [Supplementation with Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala on voluntary food intake, digestibility, rumen fermentation and live weight of crossbred steers offered Zea mays stover] ,  Supplementation with Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala on voluntary food intake, digestibility, rumen fermentation and live weight of crossbred steers offered Zea mays stover
Journal Article 1996

Autor: Abdulrazak, S.A. Muinga, R.W. Thorpe, W.R. Orskov, E.R.

Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of incremental levels of Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia) and Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) on forage intake, diet apparent digestibility, microbial nitrogen supply and live-weight changes in cattle. In each experiment, 20 intact and five f...

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Abdulrazak, S.A. ,  Muinga, R.W. ,  Thorpe, W.R. ,  Orskov, E.R. ,  [The effects of supplementation with Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala forage on intake, digestion and live-weight gains of Bos taurus X Bos indicus steers offered Napier grass] ,  The effects of supplementation with Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala forage on intake, digestion and live-weight gains of Bos taurus X Bos indicus steers offered Napier grass

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