In addition to assessing rate and extent of gas production from fermenting forages in vitro with rumen micro-organisms, gas production methods (e.g. Theodorou et at, 1994) may be used also to study the degradation kinetics of forage dry matter and its fractions. As the substrate dry matter can be...
Dhanoa, M.S.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Owen, E.
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Theodorou, M.K.
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Winugroho, H.M.
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[Use of an in vitro gas production method to study kinetics of rumen dry matter degradation of forages]
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Use of an in vitro gas production method to study kinetics of rumen dry matter degradation of forages
Lekasi, J.K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kimani, S.K.
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Harris, P.J.C.
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[Manure management strategies to enhance fertilizer quantity and quality as smallholdings in central Kenya highlands]
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Manure management strategies to enhance fertilizer quantity and quality as smallholdings in central Kenya highlands
Lekasi, J.K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kimani, S.K.
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Harris, P.J.C.
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[Manure management in the Kenya Highlands: Practices and potential]
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Manure management in the Kenya Highlands: Practices and potential
N'Dama heifers, initially weighing 129 kg at approximately 30 months of age, were supplemented with 250, 500 or 1000g/head/day groundnut cake for 3 or 6 months during the dry or dry and wet seasons. Highly significant improvements in rates of liveweight gain and reproductive performance were obta...
Tanner, J.C.
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Little, D.A.
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Holden, S.J.
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Dampha, K.
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[Reducing age at first calving in N'Dama heifers using groundnut cake as a supplement to grazed natural pasture in The Gambia]
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Reducing age at first calving in N'Dama heifers using groundnut cake as a supplement to grazed natural pasture in The Gambia
The role of livestock in nitrogen cycling in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa was explored. Cattle were fed a range of diets to investigate the effects on partitioning of nitrogen between urine and faeces and on the chemical composition of the manures produced. The trade...
Delve, Robert J.
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Cadisch, Georg
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Tanner, J.C.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Implications of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in the smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Implications of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in the smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa
Concentrate feeds have become an important feature of dairy cattle diets on small-scale farms in the Central Kenya Highlands. Excreta derived from such diets can be of high quality if nutrient losses are minimized. Steers were fed a basal diet of Napier grass supplemented with either commercial d...
Lekasi, J.K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kimani, S.K.
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Harris, P.J.C.
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[Effects of poultry litter amended steer diets and subsequent manure collecting systems on nutrient recovery in composted manures]
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Effects of poultry litter amended steer diets and subsequent manure collecting systems on nutrient recovery in composted manures
Information is needed on the biophysical and economic rationale for labour-demanding (and therefore, expensive) backyard animal rearing systems on smallholdings in the uplands of Java where livestock have been an integral part of highly intensive agriculture for centuries. The occurrence of high ...
Tanner, J.C.
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Holden, S.J.
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Owen, E.
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Winugroho, M.
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Gill, M.
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[Livestock sustaining intensive smallholder crop production through traditional feeding practices for generating high quality manure-compost in upland Java]
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Livestock sustaining intensive smallholder crop production through traditional feeding practices for generating high quality manure-compost in upland Java
Data on water sources, mode of offer, watering frequency, amount of water offered, body weights and milk yield were collected from 21 randomly selected smallholder farms in Kiambu by means of farm visits and questionnaires fortnightly. Most farms (67%) had water on-farm but 76% of them needed lab...
Muli, A.N.
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Kaitho, R.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effects of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered and milk production in Kiambu District]
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Effects of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered and milk production in Kiambu District
Twelve Boran steers with a mean live weight of 215.8 ± 13.9 kg were used in an incomplete Latin Square experiment to compare the apparent phosphorus (P) absorption in cattle when Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was supplemented with Busumbu rock phosphate (BRP), Minjingu rock phosphate (MRP)...
Odongo, N.E.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Romney, D.L.
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Plaizier, J.
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Straaten, P. van
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McBride, B.
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[The effects of supplementing Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) with rock phosphate and steamed bone meal compared with a commercial mineral mix on phosphorus absorption in cattle]
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The effects of supplementing Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) with rock phosphate and steamed bone meal compared with a commercial mineral mix on phosphorus absorption in cattle
Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Staal, Steven J.
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Owango, M.O.
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Muriuki, H.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Gichungu, G.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Njubi, D.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Intensification of dairying in the greater Nairobi milk-shed: spatial and household analysis]
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Intensification of dairying in the greater Nairobi milk-shed: spatial and household analysis