Forage can potentially be food resource for pig feeding in the tropics. The palatability of silages by pigs may be better than that of fresh forage. Foliage silage contains more dry matter than green forage and has a pleasant smell. Thirty commercial pigs (47.0 ± 4.7 kg live weight LW), were used...
Sarria, PI
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Martens, Siriwan D.
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[The voluntary intake in growing pigs of four ensiled forage species]
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The voluntary intake in growing pigs of four ensiled forage species
Soil waterlogging reduces gas exchange between the soil and the atmosphere, leading to oxygen deprivation in the rhizosphere. Brachiaria spp. are the most widely sown forage grasses in tropical America. Among commercial Brachiaria grasses, B. humidicola shows superior tolerance to waterlogged soi...
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
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Rincón, J.
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Jiménez, J.C.
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Noguera, D.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Morpho-anatomical adaptations to waterlogging by germplasm accessions in a tropical forage grass]
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Morpho-anatomical adaptations to waterlogging by germplasm accessions in a tropical forage grass
BACKGROUND
Smallholders in the tropics depend on local protein supplements to balance pig diets. Thus, various tropical forage legumes are a potential feeding option. Ensiling allows converting forages into a ready-to-feed-out choice, but the lactic acid fermentation may influence various (anti)n...
Martens, Siriwan D.
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Hoedtke, Sandra
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Ávila, Patricia
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Heinritz, Sonja
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Zeyner, Annette
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[Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential]
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Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
Smallholders with dual-purpose cattle production systems in most Central America experience a shortage of forages during the dry season (4-8 month. As a result, substantially lower milk production and weight gain occurs. Dual-purpose operations seeking to maximize milk and beef production in the ...
Schoonhoven, Aart van
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Holmann, Federico J.
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Pérez, E.
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Ordoñez, Jenny C.
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Chaves, J.
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[Estimation and comparison of benefits due to feeding hay and silage during the dry season on commercial dual-purpose cattle production systems in Honduras and Costa Rica.]
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Estimation and comparison of benefits due to feeding hay and silage during the dry season on commercial dual-purpose cattle production systems in Honduras and Costa Rica.
The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of gastrointestinal nematodosis on live weight gain (LWG) of sheep and goats kept in smallholder farms in Kenya. A total of 307 sheep and goats from smallholder farms were sampled using a 2-stage cluster and systematic random approach. Sampl...
Odoi, A.
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Gathuma, J.M.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Omore, Amos O.
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[Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya]
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Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya
The impact of grazing on physical properties of Vertisol was studied from 1996 to
2000 in the Ethiopian highlands. The study was conducted at two sites with 0-4 %
and 4-8 % slopes at Tero Jemjem watershed in Ginchi, 80 km west of Addis
Ababa. The main objective of this work was to study effect of...
Hailemariam, A.
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[Effect of livestock grazing on soil micro-organisms of cracking and self mulching vertisol]
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Effect of livestock grazing on soil micro-organisms of cracking and self mulching vertisol
This study was aimed at determining the effects of feeding an energy source on nitrogen utilization by Ethiopian Menz rams. Intake, digestibility, teff straw degradation, rumen pH and ammonia-nitrogen, nitrogen balance and purine derivatives were measured in the digestibility and nylon bag studie...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[The effect of feeding cottonseed cake, sesbania or leucaena with crushed maize as supplement to teff straw]
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The effect of feeding cottonseed cake, sesbania or leucaena with crushed maize as supplement to teff straw
This study evaluated the synergism between oilseed (50:50 noug (Guizotia abyssinica) and groundnut) cake (OSC) and tanniferous feeds (pods of Acacia albida and Sesbania sesban leaves) in two experiments. S. sesban has a lower content of soluble phenolics than A. albida pods (196 vs. 270 g/kg). Di...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Influence of feeding sheep on oilseed cake following the consumption of tanniferous feeds]
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Influence of feeding sheep on oilseed cake following the consumption of tanniferous feeds
Presents findings of a study carried out to see beef production by effective fattening system for the domestic market of Malawi with a consequent sparing of foreign exchange.
Nkhonjera, L.P.
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Agyemang, K.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[Performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi]
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Performance of cattle stall-fed for beef in Malawi
An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of feeding different calf starter rations, weaning age and their interactions on testicular growth and body weight of Borena Friesian (BF) crossbred bull calves at the age of 105 (closer to weaning) and 202 (nearly 6 months) days. Statistical a...
Gojam, Y.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Gebrewold A.
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Bekele, T.
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[The effect of weaning age and feeding of different calf starter rations on testicular growth and body weight of Borena-Friesian crossbred bull calves]
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The effect of weaning age and feeding of different calf starter rations on testicular growth and body weight of Borena-Friesian crossbred bull calves