Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vine silage: A cost-effective supplement for milk production in smallholder dairy-farming systems of East Africa?

Context Dairy production in East Africa is dominated by smallholder production systems, but is dogged by suboptimal milk production mediated by poor nutrition. Grain-based concentrates can be used to make the energy and protein deficits in rain-fed systems, but this strategy faces several hurdles. F...

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Main Authors: Gakige, Jesse K., Gachuri, C., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Goopy, John P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107391

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