Using on-farm supplementation trials with a P rich block (Phos) and a sult block (Salt), deficiency of P in White Fulani cattle in Nigeria was investigasted. There was some evidence, significant in some locations but nonsignificant overall, that P supplemented dans produced heavier calves and sup...
Campbell, D.A.
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Ikuegbu, O.A.
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Owen, E.
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Little, D.A.
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[Responses to supplementation in White Fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern Nigeria. 1. Phosphorus]
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Responses to supplementation in White Fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern Nigeria. 1. Phosphorus
Exmines the nutritive value of fruits from Acacia tortilis, A. albida, A. nilotica and A. sieberiana. Compares the fruits of these four species with the meal produced by industrial extraction of oil from noug (Guizotia abyssinica). Also compares these feeds as sources of protein when offered in c...
Tanner, J.C.
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Reed, J.D.
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Owen, E.
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[The nutritive value of fruits (pods with seeds) from four acacia spcompared with extracted noug (Guizotia abyssinica) meal as supplements to maize stover for Ethiopian highland sheep]
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The nutritive value of fruits (pods with seeds) from four acacia spcompared with extracted noug (Guizotia abyssinica) meal as supplements to maize stover for Ethiopian highland sheep
The effect of dry-season supplementation of White Fulani cattle in northern Nigeria with legume standing hay (fodderbanks) was investigated. Over 430 cattle were recorded in 8 herds over 2-5 years. Fodder bank supplementation may have reduced weight losses in calves and breeding females during th...
Campbell, D.A.
,
Ikuegbu, O.A.
,
Owen, E.
,
Little, D.A.
,
[Responses to supplementation in White Fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern Nigeria. II. Fodder]
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Responses to supplementation in White Fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern Nigeria. II. Fodder