Experiment 1, with rams (17.0 kg initial weight (M), and experiment 2, with steers (203 kg M), involved 2x2 arrangements of treatments to compare the effect of doubling the amount of stover offered (25 or 50 g/kg M daily) and chopping (unchopped or chopped), upon intake, selection and live-weight...
Osafo, E.L.K.
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Owen, E.
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Said, A.N.
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Gill, M.
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Sherington, J.
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[Effects of amount offered and chopping on intake and selection of sorghum stover by Ethiopian sheep and cattle]
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Effects of amount offered and chopping on intake and selection of sorghum stover by Ethiopian sheep and cattle
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.
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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. II. Fodder]
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Responses to supplementation in White Fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern Nigeria. II. Fodder
Methu, J.N.
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Owen, E.
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Abate, A.
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Scarr, M.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effect of offering three amounts of maize stover to dairy cows on intake and selection]
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Effect of offering three amounts of maize stover to dairy cows on intake and selection
Presents results of a study conducted to determine the intake and selectivity of sheep and cattle offered sorghum stover in varying quantities and form (either chopped or unchopped). Includes data on live-weight gain, stover offered, stover intake, sheath intake, stem intake and stover refusal of...
Osafo, E.L.K.
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Owen, E.
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Said, A.N.
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Gill, E.M.
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McAllan, A.B.
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[Feeding sorghum stover to Ethiopian sheep and cattle: Effect of chopping and amount offered on intake and selection]
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Feeding sorghum stover to Ethiopian sheep and cattle: Effect of chopping and amount offered on intake and selection