Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems [PDF]
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Livestock are critical for incomes, livelihoods, nutrition and ecosystems management throughout the global South. Livestock production and the consumption of livestock-based foods such as meat, cheese, and milk is, however, under global scrutiny for its ...
Stefan Burkart +2 more
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Appetite for forages? The adoption and multidimensional impacts of improved forage grasses in Uganda
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsIntroductionSmallholder dairy farming has the potential to contribute to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including income and employment generation, food security, nutrition, and health.
Raphael Nawrotzki
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Cogent Food and Agriculture, 2019 The study was conducted with the objective of assessing farmers’ utilization practice, yield and chemical composition of selected improved forages grown in natural resource management areas of Farta District, Ethiopia.
Bimrew Asmare +2 more
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Grassland ResearchBackground Cattle farming plays a pivotal role in Africa's agricultural and livestock sector, poised for growth due to population expansion and rising per capita consumption of animal‐sourced food.
Stefan Burkart, Dong Du, Xiangyu Zhu
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Assessment of peri-urban livestock producers’ willingness to pay for improved forages as cash crops [PDF]
Agronomy Journal, 2022 Mulubrhan Balehegn Gebremikael +1 more
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Chicory (<i>Cichorium intybus</i> L.) and plantain (<i>Plantago lanceolata</i> L.) inclusion improves some growth, production, and carcass characteristics of guinea pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i> L.) in the Peruvian highlands. [PDF]
Open Vet JBackground: Alternative forages, such as chicory and plantain, have been successfully applied in various animal species. As a result, these forages could serve as an alternative for raising guinea pigs in high Andean regions; however, few, if any ...
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Lactational Performance of Early-Lactation Dairy Cows Fed Forages Produced by Two Different Crop Production Programs. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Early-lactation high-producing dairy cows require highly digestible forages. Thirty early-lactation (58 days in milk; 38.9 kg/d milk) cows were blocked and randomly assigned to one of two treatments.
Casper DP, Pretz JP, Ramsier C.
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Induced Polyploidy: A Tool for Forage Species Improvement [PDF]
Agriculture, 2021 Polyploidy means having more than two basic sets of chromosomes. Polyploid plants may be artificially obtained through chemical, physical and biological (2n gametes) methods. This approach allows an increased gene scope and expression, thus resulting in phenotypic changes such as yield and product quality.
Saeed Rauf +7 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 Feeding improvement strategies are key in increasing cattle productivity and reducing its environmental footprint. Nevertheless, Colombian tropical cattle systems still feature serious deficiencies in both forage quality and availability.
Karen Enciso +3 more
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Potential Forage Hybrid Markets for Enhancing Sustainability and Food Security in East Africa
Foods, 2023 The cattle sector is strategic for both the economic development and food security of Africa, but the low availability and quality of forage puts the most vulnerable population at risk.
John Jairo Junca Paredes +5 more
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