Sixteen rumen fistulated Ethiopian Menz type sheep were used in a completely randomized block design in experiment 1. Unchopped teff straw was fed alone or supplemented with either 100, 150 or 200 g/d of sun-dried vernonia leaves. The chemical composition of fresh, boiled, water-soaked and sun-dr...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
,
Osuji, P.O.
,
Tuah, A.K.
,
Umunna, N.N.
,
[Vernonia amygdalina as a supplement to teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep]
,
Vernonia amygdalina as a supplement to teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep
Twenty five rumen fistulated Ethiopian Menz sheep were used in a completely randomized block design to determine roughage utilization when different types of supplements (sesbania, leucaena, cotton seed cake (CSC) and forms (fresh or dry leucaena) were fed. The chemical composition, intake, diges...
Crude protein content and in sacco dry matter (DM) loss after 72 h of incubation in West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep and goats of fresh, wilted and dried leaves of Gliricidia sepium were compared. Additionally, voluntary DM intakes by WAD sheep and goats of G. sepium leaves presented in the fresh, ...
Smith, Jimmy W.
,
Larbi, Asamoah
,
Jabbar, M.A.
,
Akinlade, J.
,
[Voluntary intake by sheep and goats of Gliricidia sepium fed in three states and at three levels of supplementation to a basal diet of Panicum maximum]
,
Voluntary intake by sheep and goats of Gliricidia sepium fed in three states and at three levels of supplementation to a basal diet of Panicum maximum
An experiment was conducted with Friesian X Zebu (Boran) crossbred growing steers to compare an agro-industrial by-product, wheat middling cowpea hay, and wilted forages of leucaena and tagasaste as cattle feed. These feeds were fed daily to supplement the basal diet of native hay. A mineral supp...
Varvikko, T.
,
Khalili, H.
,
Crosse, S.
,
[Supplementation of native grass hay with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) hay, wilted leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) forage, wilted tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) forage or a wheat middling for young Friesian X Zebu (Boran) crossbred steers]
,
Supplementation of native grass hay with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) hay, wilted leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) forage, wilted tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) forage or a wheat middling for young Friesian X Zebu (Boran) crossbred steers
Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were...
Bartholomew, P.W.
,
Ly, R.
,
Nantoume, H.
,
Kone, N'G.
,
Traoré, B.
,
Khibe, T.
,
Sissoko, K.
,
Baur, H.
,
[Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali]
,
Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
Feeding value of Erythrina abyssinica leaves were evaluated with native sheep and goats at Soddo, southern Ethiopia in a 21-day digestibility and 80- day growth trial. In the digestibility trial, wilted leaves of E. abyssinica were fed add libitum, while in the growth trial, animals were offered ...
Larbi, Asamoah
,
Thomas, D.
,
Hanson, Jean
,
[Forage potential of Erythrina abyssinica: Intake, digestibility and growth rates for stall-fed sheep and goats in southern Ethiopia]
,
Forage potential of Erythrina abyssinica: Intake, digestibility and growth rates for stall-fed sheep and goats in southern Ethiopia
Evaluates alley farming models with small ruminants based on field and experimental data from southwest Nigeria, and compares them to basic alley cropping and to fallow systems. Describes the basic fallow model, the basic alley cropping model without animals, the alley farming model with goats, a...
Sumberg, J.E.
,
McIntire, John M.
,
Okali, C.
,
Atta-Krah, A.N.
,
[Analyse economique de la culture en couloirs a composante fourragere]
,
Analyse economique de la culture en couloirs a composante fourragere
Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary...
Reynolds, L.
,
[Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation]
,
Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation
Compares the effects of noug meal, Trifolium tembense hay and urea, fed in different combinations as supplements to wheat or teff straws, on feed intake and growth rate of crossbred heifers.
Olayiwole, M.B.
,
Butterworth, M.H.
,
Sayers, A.R.
,
Olorunju, S.A.S.
,
[Effet d'une supplementation de pailles de cereales avec de l'uree, du foin de Trifolium et du tourteau de noug sur l'ingestion et le gain ponderal de genisses hybrides]
,
Effet d'une supplementation de pailles de cereales avec de l'uree, du foin de Trifolium et du tourteau de noug sur l'ingestion et le gain ponderal de genisses hybrides
Highlights the interactions between agronomy and economics in developing forage production techniques for the two main land-use situations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria, viz, cultivation and fallow. Presents break-even sorghum grain-stylo price ratios for different undersowing times, capital an...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
,
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
,
[Interactions entre parametres agronomiques et economiques dans la recherche agrostologique]
,
Interactions entre parametres agronomiques et economiques dans la recherche agrostologique