There are widely varying perceptions of the acceptability of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. to ruminants in different parts of the tropics. The possibility that there is a genetic basis for this apparent variation was investigated in a series of feeding experiments with small ruminants. The sam...
Stewart, J.L.
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Dunsdon, A.J.
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Kass, M.
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López Ortiz, S.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Premaratne, S.
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Tangendjaja, B.
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Wina, E.
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Vargas, J.E.
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[Genetic variation in the nutritive value of Gliricidia sepium. 1. Acceptability, intake, digestibility and live weight gain in small ruminants]
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Genetic variation in the nutritive value of Gliricidia sepium. 1. Acceptability, intake, digestibility and live weight gain in small ruminants
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of supplementation with fodder tree leaves on the utilization of teff straw. This was aimed at testing the hypothesis that forage supplements (e.g. sesbania) that disappear faster from the rumen compared with those that disappear slowly (eg...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tuah, A.K.
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[Graded levels of Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocephala as supplements to teff straw fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Graded levels of Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocephala as supplements to teff straw fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Raji, A.M.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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[Seasonal degradation of dry matter in browse by cattle, sheep and goats]
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Seasonal degradation of dry matter in browse by cattle, sheep and goats
Reports the results of a 2-year study of indigenous sheep and goats in a traditional management system in Burkina Faso. Defines the production parameters under current levels of management including age at first lambing, age at first kidding, litter sizes, birth interval, weight at specific age, ...
Wilson, R.T.
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[Productivity of traditionally managed small ruminants in an agro-pastoral system in northern Burkina Faso]
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Productivity of traditionally managed small ruminants in an agro-pastoral system in northern Burkina Faso
Cobbina, J.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Kang, B.T.
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[Leguminous browse supplementation effect on the agronomic value of sheep and goat manure]
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Leguminous browse supplementation effect on the agronomic value of sheep and goat manure
Bourzat, D.
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[Presentation of a research and development project on production systems]
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Presentation of a research and development project on production systems
Diet digestibility and the degradability and rate of passage of the roughage fraction were measured for four maize-based diets containing either 50 per cent (VH50), 33 per cent (VH33), 22 per cent (VH22) or 10 per cent (VH10) roughage as natural rangeland (veld) hay. Treatment diets were offered ...
Hatendi, P.R.
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Ndlovu, L.R.
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Smith, T.
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Said, A.N.
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[The utilisation of complete cereal-based diets differing in roughage inclusion level by Matabele goats and Sabi sheep]
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The utilisation of complete cereal-based diets differing in roughage inclusion level by Matabele goats and Sabi sheep
The humid zone of southern Nigeria has an estimated 9 million small ruminants, largely consisting of trypanotolerant dwarf goats and sheep. In spite of this, aggregate demand for small ruminant meat in the zone exceeds supply from local sources and the gap is met by supplies from the subhumid and...
Jabbar, M.A.
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[Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria]
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Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria
The study was carried out in Shinile and Erer districts of Shinile Zone of the Somali National Regional State. The objectives of the study were: to characterize the production system and phenotypic characteristics of the Blackhead Somali; to evaluate on-farm survivability/ mortality of Blackhead ...
Ferew, F.
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[On-farm characterization of blackhead Somali sheep breed and its production system in Shinile and Erer Districts of Shinile Zone]
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On-farm characterization of blackhead Somali sheep breed and its production system in Shinile and Erer Districts of Shinile Zone
Four of the many Ethiopian sheep breeds are described. These four breeds have evolved in different ecological zones, the Adal and the Somali Blackhead breeds in the lowland up to an altitude of 1100m, the Horro in the middle altitude from 1400 to 2000m, and the Menz in altitudes higher than 2500 ...