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A study was undertaken with the objectives of (i) assessing farmers’ practices in the use of maize byproducts for livestock feeding and analyze influence of variety on yield and quality of the stover; (ii) analyzing constraints and linkages between maize and livestock subsystems; (iii) assessing ...

Fusarium wilt of lentil (F. oxysporum f.sp. lentis) causes huge lentil yield losses in central highlands of Ethiopia. In this study, extensive wilt survey of eight major lentil-growing districts, viz. Adaa, Aleltu, Lume, Gimbichu, Minjar-Shenkora, Siyadebrena Wayu, Moretina-jiru and Ensaro in cen...

This study was undertaken in the crop and livestock production system interactions of smallholders upon fixed and fragmented land holdings in livestock and human populated area of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia with the objective of quantifying the major feed resources and evaluating the efficiency of ...

A study was conducted using thirty male intact Washera and Horro sheep (15 from each breed) with initial body weight (BW) of 19.01±0.37 kg (mean ± SD) to compare feed intake, digestibility, growth performance and carcass characteristics of the animals fed diet containing hay:concentrate ratio of ...

A study was conducted using 40 yearling Arsi-Bale sheep with initial body weight of 19.85+0.29 kg (mean + SD). The objectives were to evaluate the varietal differences among faba bean straws and to evaluate effects of feeding different varieties of faba bean straws with concentrate (2 parts wheat...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.), also called ‘broad bean, horse bean’ is an annual crop, which mainly grows in the highlands of Ethiopia for human consumption. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of intercropping faba bean varieties with oat fodder on forage biomass, straw, grain yi...