A diagnostic survey was carried out to assess the available feed resources in Welayta Awraja (district) around Sodo area. The quantity of different feed resources available in the Awraja was estimated, based on crop produciton and land use information. Chemical composition and in vitro DM digesti...
The potential of Desmodium intortum, Macrotyloma axillare and Stylosanthes guianensis hays for improving the digestibility of a standard diet of maize stover was assessed using in sacco, in vitro and in vivo methods. In sacco degradability results showed that S. guianensis hay had the highest pot...
Tolera, A.
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Said, A.N.
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[In sacco, in vitro and in vivo digestibility and supplementary value of some tropical forage legume hays to sheep feeding on a basal diet of maize stover]
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In sacco, in vitro and in vivo digestibility and supplementary value of some tropical forage legume hays to sheep feeding on a basal diet of maize stover
Assesses the potential of Desmodium intortum, Macrotyloma axillare and Stylosanthes guianensis in improving the utilization of a basal diet of maize stover by sheeMaize stover used in this experiment was high in lignocellulosic cell-wall constituents and very low in CS. guianensis hay contained h...
Said, A.N.
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Tolera, A.
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[The supplementary value of forage legume hays in sheep feeding: Feed intake, nitrogen retention and body weight change]
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The supplementary value of forage legume hays in sheep feeding: Feed intake, nitrogen retention and body weight change
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
Potter, H.L.
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Said, A.N.
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[Effects of defoliation on vegetation growth in a semi-arid area of Kenya. 1. Annual dry matter production]
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Effects of defoliation on vegetation growth in a semi-arid area of Kenya. 1. Annual dry matter production
Weaner ewe lambs (92 + 4 days, SD) of the Ethiopian Menz breed (n=115) were used to assess the impact of level of nutrition before and after first lambing on subsequent productivity. Lambs were raised either on pasture grazing only (P) or grazing with low (L), medium (M) or high (H) levels of a c...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Negussie, A.
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Said, A.N.
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[Effect of post-weaning level of nutrition on the early reproductive performance and productivity indices of Menz sheep]
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Effect of post-weaning level of nutrition on the early reproductive performance and productivity indices of Menz sheep
The first part of the paper describes the predominant livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa. The second part discusses free resources available to the smallholders, feed resources available to the estate/large scale farmers, production levels of crop residues and agro-industrial by-p...
Sibanda, S.
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Said, A.N.
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[The role of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products as animal feed resources in sub-Saharan Africa]
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The role of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products as animal feed resources in sub-Saharan Africa
Presents papers on inventory of animal feed resources in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Madagascar, Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique, research and development experiences in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Zimbabwe; socioeconomic aspects of feed resources; and regional/sub-r...
Kategile, J.A.
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Said, A.N.
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Dzowela, B.H.
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[Animal feed resources for small-scale livestock producers. Proceedings of the second PANESA workshop]
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Animal feed resources for small-scale livestock producers. Proceedings of the second PANESA workshop
The effects of forage supplement and level of maize grain (Zea mays L.) offered on intake, digestibility, N balance, and rate of gain were determined for rams fed teff straw (Eragrostis abyssinica). Supplements (leaves from five trees, Faidherbia albida, Carissa edulis, Dichrostachys cinerea, Leu...
Wiegand, R.O.
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Reed, J.D.
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Combs, D.K.
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Said, A.N.
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[Leaves from tropical trees as protein supplements in diets for sheep]
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Leaves from tropical trees as protein supplements in diets for sheep
Wheat was planted at different altitudes in the Ethiopian highlands. Increased altitude led to a lower neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content and a higher in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of the leaf blades, leaf sheaths and stems. The varieties tested did not differ in NDF content, H...
Schulthess, Urs C.
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Tedla, A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Said, A.N.
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[Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw]
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Effects of variety, altitude, and undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of wheat straw