Discusses the use of forage legumes in the contexts of seasonality of other feeds particularly natural pastures and crop residues, the seasonality in animal movements, the competitiveness for land and labour of forage legumes, and the complementarity of forage legumes with other feeds in smallhol...
McIntire, John M.
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Debrah, S.K.
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[Forage research in smallholder and pastoral production systems]
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Forage research in smallholder and pastoral production systems
Kerridge, Peter C.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[The use of improved forages for sustainable land use]
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The use of improved forages for sustainable land use
Msiska, H.D.C.
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Munthali, J.T.K.
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Dzowela, B.H.
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[Distribution of potential forage plants in Malawi]
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Distribution of potential forage plants in Malawi
Intensification of land-use is inevitable for long term food security in the east African highlands, but technological options need to be environmentally safe. How forages can be used as a basis for intensified grain and fodder production from the same land unit, and serve as a profitable fallow ...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Berhe, Kahsay
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[Forage based fallow management strategies for intensified land use and resource conservation in small holder farms]
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Forage based fallow management strategies for intensified land use and resource conservation in small holder farms
Assesses the nutritive value of prevailing herbage in the dry tropics of Africa, outlining herbage palatability, intake, digestibility, chemical composition as well as mineral & energy potentials; discusses the effect of the parameters on the performance of grazing animals.
Discusses natural feed resources and their availability patterns in Nigeria. Lists grassland, communities and their yield under natural environment and, common browse species and their nutritive value in Bin-Yauri Grazing Reserve in the late dry season.
This paper summarizes on-farm research activities on evaluation and demonstrations of some forage species around west Shewa zone. The farmers were provided with forage seeds and demonstrated with the recommended practices demonstrated. They were participated in all the activities from land prepar...
Assefa, G.
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Gebeyehu, A.
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Feyissa, F.
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Tekletsadik, T.
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[On-farm performance of forge crops and assessment of natural pasture productivity in west Shewa zone]
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On-farm performance of forge crops and assessment of natural pasture productivity in west Shewa zone
This study arose from the need to develop strategies that optimize the use of available feed resources from natural range fallow and crop residues in combination with the fodder bank innovation. The paper discusses the interactive effects of feeding both forage legume and urea molasses supplement...
Mani, R.I.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Egan, A.R.
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Oyedipe, E.O.
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Dixon, Rob M.
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Holmes, J.
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[Optimal utilization of fodder banks for the reproductive efficiency of Bunaji cattle: Effect of dry season forage legume supplementation on weight and reproductive performance]
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Optimal utilization of fodder banks for the reproductive efficiency of Bunaji cattle: Effect of dry season forage legume supplementation on weight and reproductive performance