Presents procedures for feed budgeting and allocation developed to access the quantity and quality of all feed components and to determine the production goals of each enterprise and allocates feed in relation to their requirements within the framework of overall feed supplies. Examines land, cro...
Erkossa, Teklu
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Agricultural water productivity across landscape positions and management alternatives]
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Agricultural water productivity across landscape positions and management alternatives
The first part of the paper describes the predominant livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa. The second part discusses free resources available to the smallholders, feed resources available to the estate/large scale farmers, production levels of crop residues and agro-industrial by-p...
Sibanda, S.
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Said, A.N.
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[The role of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products as animal feed resources in sub-Saharan Africa]
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The role of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products as animal feed resources in sub-Saharan Africa
Discusses the utilization of crop residues, industrial by-products, cereal straws and crop discards routinely fed to livestock in tropical African countries, w. data on their chemical composition and nutritive value.
Branckaert, R.
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Tessema, S.
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Temple, R.S.
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[The use of local by-products for formulating diets in tropical African countries]
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The use of local by-products for formulating diets in tropical African countries
Goat production in Swaziland is characterized by low offtake resulting from lack of management of rangelands and seasonal fluctuations in feed resources. Periodic droughts and extensive dry spells in winter which cause nutritional stress result in low productivity of the goats. The aim of the stu...
Ogwang, B.H.
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Karua, S.K.
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[The effect of supplements of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products on the growth performance of Swazi goats]
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The effect of supplements of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products on the growth performance of Swazi goats
Tessema, S.
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Emojong, E.E.
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Maluti, M.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[A strategy of livestock research adapted to semi-arid small-scale mixed farming system - The Katumani experience]
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A strategy of livestock research adapted to semi-arid small-scale mixed farming system - The Katumani experience
Friesen, Dennis K.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Oberson, Astrid
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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[Phosphorus acquisition and cycling in crop and pasture systems in low fertility tropical soils]
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Phosphorus acquisition and cycling in crop and pasture systems in low fertility tropical soils
Decreasing farm size and the opportunity to market livestock products has promoted the development of intensive production systems in East and souther Africa. This paper reviews the characteristics of the common feed resources used in small-scale intensive farming systems in eastern and southern ...
Reviews the extent and use of crop residues as livestock feeds in Ethiopia with special emphasis to wheat with respect to varietal difference and agronomic practices to enhance the utilisation of the straw. Lists area and yield of major crops in Ethiopia. Presents data on yield & chemical composi...
Gebrehiwot, L.
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Mohammed, J.
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[The potential of crop residues, particularly wheat straw, as livestock feed in Ethiopia]
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The potential of crop residues, particularly wheat straw, as livestock feed in Ethiopia
Night corralling of livestock directly in crop fields during the dry season contributes to nutrient cycling for the benefit of crops. Rangeland grazing and corralling livestock on selected croplands result in a spatial transfer of organic matter and nutrients from rangelands to the corralling sit...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Schlecht, E.
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Turner, M.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Livestock-mediated nutrient transfers in Sahelian agro-ecosystems]
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Livestock-mediated nutrient transfers in Sahelian agro-ecosystems