The effect of feeding Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements on intake, digestibility and liveweight changes was evaluated using 102 male Ethiopian highland sheep in a 90-day trial. Teff straw (Eragrostis tef) was fed ad libitum (control d...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Effect of feeding graded levels of Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements to teff straw given to Ethiopian highland sheep]
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Effect of feeding graded levels of Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements to teff straw given to Ethiopian highland sheep
Over a grazing period of about 14 weeks, comparisons were made between pasture improved with Stylosanthes hamata and that based on natural grassland. The grazing densities ranged from 2.11 to 4.23 TLU/ha (Tropical Livestock Unit = 250 kg liveweight). Both pastures were grazed in the previous wet ...
Iji, P.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Alawa, J.P.
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[Effects of grazing at different stocking densities and grazing period on yield and chemical composition of herbage in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Effects of grazing at different stocking densities and grazing period on yield and chemical composition of herbage in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
The performance of 40 crossbred calves (Bos taurus, Friesian X Bos indicus, Boran) and 40 Zebu (Boran) calves, from live days after birth to 12 weeks of age, in two separate experiments, was evaluated regarding the effects of two levels of milk (2 or 3 L day-1) and two types of housing (barn (ind...
Osuji, P.O.
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Khalili, H.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Sibanda, S.
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Shenkoru, T.
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[Effect of level of milk feeding and type of housing on the performance of crossbred calves (Bos taurus X Bos indicus) and Zebu calves (Bos indicus)]
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Effect of level of milk feeding and type of housing on the performance of crossbred calves (Bos taurus X Bos indicus) and Zebu calves (Bos indicus)
The effects of two cropping systems (1 and 2) on grain and fodder yields and nutritive quality of the fodder were studied in a randomized complete block desgin experiment over a period of two cropping years. Crops and crop combinations in system 1 were oat-vetch, wheat-trifolium, teff straw, and ...
Crosse, S.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Khalili, H.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Tedla, A.
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[Comparative yield and nutritive value of forages from two cereal - legume based cropping systems. 1. Crop yields and the nutritive value of forages]
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Comparative yield and nutritive value of forages from two cereal - legume based cropping systems. 1. Crop yields and the nutritive value of forages
This study examined the influence of dietary variation on the usefulness of urinary spot purine derivatives (PD) collected at three periods (8:00-9:30, 14:00-15:30 and 20:00-21:30 hours) as predictors of intake by cattle. Diets comprised teff (Eragrostis tef) straw, fresh and dried Napier grass a...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[Effect of form and of quality of feed on the concentrations of purine derivatives in urinary spot samples, daily microbial N supply and predictability of intake]
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Effect of form and of quality of feed on the concentrations of purine derivatives in urinary spot samples, daily microbial N supply and predictability of intake
The effects of 1.35, 1.8, or 2.25 kg dry matter (DM) of cottonseed cake, with (1.85 kg DM) or without molasses, on straw intake, diet digestibility, live-weight change, excretion of purine derivative (PD), and milk production of Boran (Bos indicus) cows were studied. There were no significant (P ...
Osuji, P.O.
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Khalili, H.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[The effects of cottonseed cake with or without molasses on feed utilization, purine excretion, and milk production of Boran (Bos indicus) cows fed a mixture of wheat and oat straw]
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The effects of cottonseed cake with or without molasses on feed utilization, purine excretion, and milk production of Boran (Bos indicus) cows fed a mixture of wheat and oat straw
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of non-conventional feed resources was carried out in the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Debre Zeit Station, Ethiopia, using shee10 non-conventional feed types commonly used by urban and peri-urban livestock farmers were obtained from the farmi...
Mekasha, Yoseph
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Tegegne, Azage
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Yami, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[Evaluation of non-conventional agro-industrial by-products as supplementary feeds for ruminants: In vitro and metabolism study with sheep]
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Evaluation of non-conventional agro-industrial by-products as supplementary feeds for ruminants: In vitro and metabolism study with sheep
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[The degradability of fruits and leaves of browses and the effects of associative supplementation with browses and oilseed cake on the utilization of teff straw]
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The degradability of fruits and leaves of browses and the effects of associative supplementation with browses and oilseed cake on the utilization of teff straw
22 yankasa lambs were slaughtered, jointed and dissected after a 184-day feeding experiment involving 4 planes of nutrition: High-high, (HH) high-low (HL), Low-high (LH) and Low-low (LL). Part of the results of the feeding experiment have been reported by lakpini et al. (1982). The carcass weight...