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Spring deferment and N-P fertilization in natural grasslands vulnerable to summer water deficit

Agrociencia Uruguay, 2021
In Campos grasslands, the production of forage and its variability are driven by the amount of rainfall. In this context, stockpiling forage from spring to summer is a useful tool to maintain the feed supply for livestock, but so far it has not been ...
Jean Fedrigo, Martín Jaurena, Marcelo Fett Pinto, Thais Devincenzi, Mónica Cadenazzi, Igor Carassai, Carlos Nabinger   +6 more
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Forage yield and nutritive value of plantain and chicory for livestock feed at high altitudes in Peru

Grassland Research
AbstractBackgroundEvaluation of forage resources is vital for the sustainability of livestock farming in the South American Andes, especially under conditions of low water availability for irrigation and acid soils.MethodsWe evaluated the productivity and nutritive value of two cultivars of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) and one of plantain (Plantago ...
Luis A. Vallejos‐Fernández, Ricardo Guillén, César Pinares‐Patiño, Rubén García‐Ticllacuri, Yudith Y. Muñoz‐Vilchez, Carlos Quilcate, Wuesley Y. Alvarez‐García   +6 more
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HYDROPONIC GREEN FORAGE AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORAGE IN ANIMAL FEEDING

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background. Animal feeding and nutrition constitute the main limitation in livestock farming in arid and semi-arid zones, because it depends to a large extent on imported concentrated feed.
Pedro Cisneros-Saguilán, Patricia Cruz-Bautista, Manuel Hernández-Hernández   +2 more
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Impact of Salt and Alkali Stress on Forage Biomass Yield, Nutritive Value, and Animal Growth Performance: A Comprehensive Review

Grasses
This review investigates the impact of saline and alkaline soils on forage biomass yield, nutritive value, and their subsequent effects on animal growth performance, which are critical for sustainable livestock production.
Hunegnaw Abebe, Yan Tu
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Sosialisasi dan Demonstrasi Pemberian Vitamin B Kompleks untuk Kambing di Peternakan Ashar Farm Kota Payakumbuh

Warta Pengabdian Andalas, 2023
Ashar Farm is a goat farming business in Balai Cacang Village, North Payakumbuh District, Payakumbuh City, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was established in 2020 with a starting population of 30 goats. An intensive maintenance system has been applied.
Kadran Fajrona, Ferawati Ferawati, Linda Suhartati, El Latifa Sri Suharto   +3 more
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Animal nutrition [PDF]

, 2014
Discusses the effects of the interaction among genotype, animal health & nutrition on livestock productivity within a particular environment, w. spec. ref. to results of work undertaken by ILCA on the nutrition component of the system, using availability
Dicko, M.S., Butterworth, M.H., Semenye, P.P., Lambourne, L.J.   +3 more
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Rangeland Management Series: Balancing Beef Cow Nutrient Requirements and Seasonal Forage Quality [PDF]

, 2001
Livestock on California's foothill rangelands get much of their nutrition from rangeland forage plants.
Melvin George, Glenn Nader, Nader, Glenn, George, Melvin, John Dunbar, Dunbar, John   +5 more
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From Microbiomes to Precision Livestock Nutrition: An AI-Enabled Policy Roadmap for Africa

Agriculture
Livestock production in Africa occurs across highly heterogeneous agroecological and management environments, ranging from extensive pastoral and mixed crop–livestock systems to intensive enterprises.
Keabetswe Tebogo Ncube, Fidele Tugizimana   +1 more
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Optimizing hydroponic forage production from Moroccan cereal varieties: nutritional quality, yield and digestibility for sustainable livestock feed

Australian Journal of Crop Science
Climate change and natural resource depletion, notably water depletion, pose major challenges to agriculture, particularly in arid regions. Adequate livestock feed is vital to ensuring food security. Hydroponic cultivation offers a sustainable solution to these issues. This study evaluated three Moroccan cereal varieties, barley (Hordeum vulgare), soft
Khlila, Ilham, Baidani, Aziz, Mitache, Mohammed, Hnizil, Oussama, EL Koudrim, Mohamed, Sibaoueih, Mounia, Amamou, Ali   +6 more
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Small ruminant feed systems: perceptions and practices in the transitional zone of Ghana [PDF]

, 2010
Background Adequate feeding is essential to realizing the potential of small ruminants to alleviate poverty among smallholder farmers. This study was conducted in two villages in the Ejura-Sekyedumase District of Ghana and was motivated by farmers' non ...
Duku Stephanie, Howard, P.L., Akke J van der Zijpp, van der Zijpp Akke J, Patricia Howard, Stephanie Duku, Zijpp, A.J., van der, Duku, S., Howard Patricia   +8 more
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