The low quality and slow fermenting roughage basal diets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) amply justifies the need to supplement such basal diets. Fodder trees have proved to attractive recently as energy, protein and mineral supplements when ruminants are fed such fibrous roughages. Unlike the morer ...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Tuahi, A.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Okai, D.B.
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[The effects of certain fodder tree supplements on rumen ecology and on the utilization of low quality roughages]
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The effects of certain fodder tree supplements on rumen ecology and on the utilization of low quality roughages
Recently, the applications of early warning programs in Africa have received support from international organizations. The Famine Early Warning System and the Crisis Mitigation Project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is specifically targeted to address the plight...
Sileshi, Z.
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Kumsa, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Osuji, P.O.
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["The distributions of heartwater and Amblyomma ticks in Zimbabwe"]
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"The distributions of heartwater and Amblyomma ticks in Zimbabwe"
Where VRI is a function of basal roughage quality (nitrogen and fibre (NDF) contents, rumen dry matter degradability), CF basal is the correction factor for other attributes of the roughage (cropping and processing methods and forms of offer), CF sup is the correction factor for supplement attrib...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[An empirical model for predicting voluntary intake of forage-legume-supplemented roughages by cattle]
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An empirical model for predicting voluntary intake of forage-legume-supplemented roughages by cattle
The effect. of genotype (50% 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) were examined using 38 Boran x Friesians crossbred calves (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves were offered supplement diet (180 g/kg CP and 100g/kg roughage) and were weaned until their...
Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age]
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Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
The effect of genotype (50%, 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) on growth and survival were examined using thirty four crossbred calves Boran x Freisian (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves had access to a complete diet supplement (180 g/kg CP and 10...
Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Calf feeding and management: Effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus), level of milk feeding and type of housing on the pre-weaning performance of crossbred calves]
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Calf feeding and management: Effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus), level of milk feeding and type of housing on the pre-weaning performance of crossbred calves
The effect on body composition and carcass components of highland Zebu Bas indicus) oxen fed tef 'j' straw as basal diet and varying level of wheat bran as supplement was investigated. Fifty four castrated Zebu oxen, of 5-6 years age and similar body condition were allocated to three treatment gr...
Wolde-Michael, T.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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[Effect of wheat bran supplementation at graded levels on changes in physical body composition in teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Effect of wheat bran supplementation at graded levels on changes in physical body composition in teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen of the Ethiopian highlands
There are conflicting Reports in the literature about the benefits of defaunation, the removal of ciliate protozoa from the rumen, in ruminant production. Ciliate protozoa are not essential for proper functioning of the rumen nor for the life of the host and that their contribution to microbial p...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep]
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Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep
The experiment was carried-out at the ILRI Debre Zeit Research Station in Ethiopia. Sixty three Ethiopian Highland Zebu Bos indicus) oxen were ranked by weight and blocked in a completely randomized block design. Nine representative oxen from various blocks were slaughtered as the initial slaught...
Wolde-Michael, T.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Yami, A.
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[Effect of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, body weight change and retained energy in the carcass of Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) as basal diet]
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Effect of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, body weight change and retained energy in the carcass of Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) as basal diet
Foliage from the tropical leguminous tree, Sesbania sesban, is toxic to rumen protozoa in vitro, due to materials present in a saponins-containing extract of the foliage (Newbold et al 1997). Suppression of protozoal numbers in vivo when S. sesban is added to the diet is either transient or non-e...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Influence of saponins and sapogenins on the bacteriolytic activity of ciliate protozoa from the sheep rumen]
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Influence of saponins and sapogenins on the bacteriolytic activity of ciliate protozoa from the sheep rumen