Livestock are important assets to the rural poor in developing countries but are faced with the major challenge of marked seasonal feed availability. A study was carried out to assess existing and potential feed resources and constraints to livestock production in Southern part of Mali. A feed as...
Umutoni, Clarisse
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Sawadogo, G.J.
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[Evaluation of feed resources in mixed crop-livestock systems in Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali in West Africa]
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Evaluation of feed resources in mixed crop-livestock systems in Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali in West Africa
Objectives: To compare average daily gain (ADG) of Ugandan nursery and finisher pigs fed a commercial diet, a forage-based diet, or a silage-based diet, and to compare the cost effectiveness of the diets.
Materials and methods: Each pig was randomly assigned to the commercial diet, the forage-ba...
Carter, Natalie A.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Grace, Delia
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Smith, E.
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Lange, C.F.M. de
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[Average daily gain and the impact of starting body weight of individual nursery and finisher Ugandan pigs fed a commercial diet, a forage-based diet, or a silage-based diet]
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Average daily gain and the impact of starting body weight of individual nursery and finisher Ugandan pigs fed a commercial diet, a forage-based diet, or a silage-based diet
Growth performance of pigs on smallholder farms in the tropics is low. Lack of feedstuffs, seasonal feed shortages, and feeding nutritionally unbalanced diets contribute to slow growth. Low-cost balanced diets are needed to improve pig performance. In this study, we estimated the nutrient require...
Carter, Natalie A.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Grace, Delia
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Lange, C.F.M. de
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[Nutrient requirements and low-cost balanced diets, based on seasonally available local feedstuffs, for local pigs on smallholder farms in western Kenya]
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Nutrient requirements and low-cost balanced diets, based on seasonally available local feedstuffs, for local pigs on smallholder farms in western Kenya
Livestock, especially ruminant, production is an important component of farming systems in upland areas of the Philippines. Moreover, since upland agriculture is becoming unsustainable because of soil erosion and productivity of crops is limited by poor soils, livestock production is a particular...
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Adoption of dual purpose forages: Some policy implications]
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Adoption of dual purpose forages: Some policy implications
Four crop residue based complete diets (60R: 40C) with Andhra hybrid and Telangana sorghum stover, paddy straw and sweet sorghum bagasse with leaf residue (SSBLR) as sole roughage were formulated and processed into either mash or block form to study the effect of crop residue, cultivar and physic...
Khan, A.A.
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Sai, M.
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Ravi, D.
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Prasad, K.V.S.V.
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Anandan, S.
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Ramana Reddy, Y.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Effect of varying the crop residue, cultivar and physical form on intake and nutrient utilization in Deccani sheep fed complete diets]
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Effect of varying the crop residue, cultivar and physical form on intake and nutrient utilization in Deccani sheep fed complete diets
Lignocellulosic biomass comprises the most abundant biopolymers on earth, cellulose, hemicelluloses, pectin and lignin. The total annual production of lignocellulosic biomass is estimated at about 10–50 billion metric tonnes of which approximately 4 billion tonnes consist
of annual crop residues,...
Blümmel, Michael
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Steele, B.
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Dale, B.E.
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[Opportunities from second-generation biofuel technologies for upgrading lignocellulosic biomass for livestock feed]
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Opportunities from second-generation biofuel technologies for upgrading lignocellulosic biomass for livestock feed
Asmare, Bimrew
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Demeke, Solomon
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Tolemariam, Taye
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Tegegne, Firew
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Haile, Aynalem
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Wamatu, Jane
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[Effects of altitude and harvesting dates on morphological characteristics, yield and nutritive value of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.) in Ethiopia]
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Effects of altitude and harvesting dates on morphological characteristics, yield and nutritive value of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.) in Ethiopia
Ellis, R.H.
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Nasehzadeh, M.
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Hanson, Jean
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Woldemariam, Yeshi
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[Medium-term seed storage of diverse genera of forage grasses, evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals, and regeneration standards]
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Medium-term seed storage of diverse genera of forage grasses, evidence-based genebank monitoring intervals, and regeneration standards
The tropical forage legume Clitoria ternatea (L.) has important agronomic traits such as adaptation to a wide range of soil conditions and resistance to drought. It is resistant to a number of pathogens and pests. These important traits gave us reasons to look more closely at the plant. A highly ...
Kelemu, Segenet
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Cardona, C.
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Segura, G.
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[Antimicrobial and insecticidal protein isolated from seeds of Clitoria ternatea (L.), a tropical forage legume]
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Antimicrobial and insecticidal protein isolated from seeds of Clitoria ternatea (L.), a tropical forage legume
Insects are potential ingredients for animal feed and human food. Their suitability may be influenced by species and nutritional value. This study was aimed at determining the nutritional profile of four insects: Dipterans; black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus) family stratiomyidae and b...
Bbosa, T.
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Ndagire, C.T.
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Mukisa, I.M.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Nakimbugwe, D.
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[Nutritional characteristics of selected insects in Uganda for use as alternative protein sources in food and feed]
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Nutritional characteristics of selected insects in Uganda for use as alternative protein sources in food and feed