Lowlands in Ethiopia cover about 60 percent of the total land area, of which about 60 percent is arid. Land use in the lowlands is dominated by pastoralist and agropastoralist production systems. Livestock production constitutes the most important component of the system and rangeland is the majo...
Berhe, Kahsay
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Development needs of pastoral and agropastoral production systems in Ethiopia: Lessons learnt from ILRI's research in some pastoral areas of Ethiopia]
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Development needs of pastoral and agropastoral production systems in Ethiopia: Lessons learnt from ILRI's research in some pastoral areas of Ethiopia
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
Tesfaye, E.
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Animut, G.
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Urge, M.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Moringa olifera leaf meal as an alternative protein feed ingredient in broiler ration: Effect on growth performance and economic consideration]
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Moringa olifera leaf meal as an alternative protein feed ingredient in broiler ration: Effect on growth performance and economic consideration
A survey was conducted to evaluate the use of Milk Urea Nitrogen as an indicator of nutrition status of lactating animals. Twenty-seven animals in a randomly selected sample of 21 farms in Kiambu District were monitored for nutritional status for 12 weeks. Fortnightly records were taken on feed o...
Wambugu, M.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Gachuiri, C.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kaitho, R.
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[Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district]
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Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district
Jembere, T.
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Galmessa, U.
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Gizachew, L.
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Ayalew, W.
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Geleti, D.
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[Improving the availability of livestock feed: Experience from Dano district , West Shoa, Ethiopia]
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Improving the availability of livestock feed: Experience from Dano district , West Shoa, Ethiopia
Blümmel, Michael
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Singh, O.P.
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Samad, M.
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[Variations in water - feed relationships in IWMI Gujarat water-livestock productivity work]
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Variations in water - feed relationships in IWMI Gujarat water-livestock productivity work
Admassu, Y.
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Zewdu, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Utilization of feeds, livestock unit versus dry matter requirement in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia]
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Utilization of feeds, livestock unit versus dry matter requirement in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia
Abdu, M.B.
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Echoche, O.W.
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Agyemang, K.
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[Milk production responses of Bunaji and Bunaji-Friesian does to different levels of concentrate feeding]
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Milk production responses of Bunaji and Bunaji-Friesian does to different levels of concentrate feeding