Presents and discusses research results on feed resources, agroindustrial by-products utilisation, forage production, use of crop residues, dairy feeding systems, feeding strategies, introduction and adoption of improved forage technologies, nutritive value of different forages, effects of manage...
Dzowela, B.H.
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Said, A.N.
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Wendem-Agenehu, A.
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Kategile, J.A.
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[Utilization of research results on forage and agricultural by-product materials as animal feed resources in Africa. Proceedings of the first joint workshop]
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Utilization of research results on forage and agricultural by-product materials as animal feed resources in Africa. Proceedings of the first joint workshop
A diagnostic survey was carried out in 1988 to assess feed resource and animal production situation in Welayta Sodo. Information was collected by interviewing 102 heads of households. Supplementary information was also collected from the Ministry of Agriculture. Discusses type and nutritional qua...
Tolera, A.
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Said, A.N.
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[Prospects for integrating food and feed production in Welayta Sodo, Ethiopia]
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Prospects for integrating food and feed production in Welayta Sodo, Ethiopia
Presents results of studies on the utilization of agricultural by-products as livestock feeds in Africa. Discusses methods of estimating the nutritive value of fibre residues and feed legumes, feed intake and digestibility, prospects of utilizing urea-treated maize stover, agroindustrial by-produ...
Little, D.A.
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Said, A.N.
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[Utilization of agricultural by-products as livestock feeds in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop]
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Utilization of agricultural by-products as livestock feeds in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop
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 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
Looks into the prospects for the utilization of wheat straw in Ethiopia. Discusses production, utilization and constraints to utilization of wheat straw. Examines the effect of botanical composition and extent of lignification on wheat straw utilization, physical attributes of the straw component...