Mainly deals with the utilization of crop residues, performance of animals fed crop residues, supplementation for crop residues, and analysis for nutritive value. Focuses on Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Ethiopia & Mauritius.
Preston, Thomas R.
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Nuwanyakpa, M.Y.
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[Towards optimal feeding of agricultural byproducts to livestock in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop]
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Towards optimal feeding of agricultural byproducts to livestock in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop
Preston, Thomas R.
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[Strategic supplementation to optimise rumen function and the balance of absorbed nutrients in ruminants fed largely on crop residues]
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Strategic supplementation to optimise rumen function and the balance of absorbed nutrients in ruminants fed largely on crop residues
El siguiente documento trata sobre los sistemas de engorde intensivo de ganado en el tropico, sea en confinamiento o semiconfinamiento, el uso de subproductos agroindustriales, melaza, productos fibrosos, o el uso de cereales, caña de azucar, cogollos, urea en la alimentación del ganado y finalme...
If one compares the results obtained from programmes designed to improve crop and animal production in Third World countries, it becomes obvious that crop improvement has been more successful. Why is this so ~ One of the reasons is that most of the...
Ethiopia has been amongst the principal honey and beeswax producers worldwide for centuries. Beekeeping in Amhara region could be one way of assisting millions of the region’s farmers to improve their cash income, provide additional food, assist in pollination, generate employment and at the sam...
Ejigu, K.
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Gebey, T.
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Preston, Thomas R.
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[Constraints and prospects for apiculture research and development in Amhara region, Ethiopia]
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Constraints and prospects for apiculture research and development in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Presents and discusses alternative approaches to the development of feeding systems. Discusses animal response to non-conventional feed resources, nutritive value, prinicipals of supplementation, and alternative sources of supplements. Relates nutrient supply to productive state.
Preston, Thomas R.
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[Strategies for optimising the utilization of crop residues and agro-industrial byproducts for livestock feeding in the tropics]
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Strategies for optimising the utilization of crop residues and agro-industrial byproducts for livestock feeding in the tropics