Presents results of trials conducted by ILCAs' subhumid zone team on dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa. Discusses fodder bank development for pastoralists, constraints to fodder bank development, pastoralists' adoption and percept...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Suleiman, H.
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[Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone]
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Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
Studies different methods of growing sorghum in stylo fodder banks at ILCA, Kaduna. Includes ridging vs flat seedbed preparation, transplanting vs seeding, and suppressing or encouraging growth of forage legume during food crop growth.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Suleiman, H.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Tillage methods for the cropping of sorghum in legume fodder banks in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Tillage methods for the cropping of sorghum in legume fodder banks in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Outlines the major elements of pastoral resource use and examines strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid west Africa. Looks at cattle management, grazing resources, transhumant cattle, grazing reserves, and ranching.
Bayer, W.
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Suleiman, H.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Waters-Bayer, Ann
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[Resource use and strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid West Africa - The case of Nigeria]
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Resource use and strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid West Africa - The case of Nigeria
Until recently kanwa has primarily been known as a mineral supplement fed to traditionally managed cattle in central and northern Nigeria. Preliminary studies carried out by ILCA's Subhumid Zone Programme in 1984 indicated its potential as an economically attractive source of plant micronutrients...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Otsyina, R.M.
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Suleiman, H.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Kanwa cattle salt as a potential micronutrient fertilizer in Nigeria's middle belt]
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Kanwa cattle salt as a potential micronutrient fertilizer in Nigeria's middle belt