Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya
Inadequate quantity and quality of feed is the major constraint to livestock productivity in Kenya. Low rainfall, lack of adapted forages and poor management of sown forages are major factors that affect feed resources production. In most of the farming systems, forages are relegated to the less fer...
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| author | Njarui, Donald M.G. Gichangi, Elias M. Gatheru, Mwangi Njunie, Michael N. Nyambati, Elkana Ndungu, Keziah W. Mureithi, Joseph G. Ghimire, Sita R. |
| author_browse | Gatheru, Mwangi Ghimire, Sita R. Gichangi, Elias M. Mureithi, Joseph G. Ndungu, Keziah W. Njarui, Donald M.G. Njunie, Michael N. Nyambati, Elkana |
| author_facet | Njarui, Donald M.G. Gichangi, Elias M. Gatheru, Mwangi Njunie, Michael N. Nyambati, Elkana Ndungu, Keziah W. Mureithi, Joseph G. Ghimire, Sita R. |
| author_sort | Njarui, Donald M.G. |
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| description | Inadequate quantity and quality of feed is the major constraint to livestock productivity in Kenya. Low rainfall, lack of adapted forages and poor management of sown forages are major factors that affect feed resources production. In most of the farming systems, forages are relegated to the less fertile and degraded soils resulting into poor growth. As a result the growth is poor resulting in deficient in minerals content, low crude protein (CP) and energy. The situation in exacerbated by climate variability and frequent drought. On the other hand, feed resources derived from crop residues, particularly cereals are of poor quality and not sufficient to meet animal production (Njarui and Mureithi, 2006). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1196762025-11-04T16:26:00Z Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya Njarui, Donald M.G. Gichangi, Elias M. Gatheru, Mwangi Njunie, Michael N. Nyambati, Elkana Ndungu, Keziah W. Mureithi, Joseph G. Ghimire, Sita R. Inadequate quantity and quality of feed is the major constraint to livestock productivity in Kenya. Low rainfall, lack of adapted forages and poor management of sown forages are major factors that affect feed resources production. In most of the farming systems, forages are relegated to the less fertile and degraded soils resulting into poor growth. As a result the growth is poor resulting in deficient in minerals content, low crude protein (CP) and energy. The situation in exacerbated by climate variability and frequent drought. On the other hand, feed resources derived from crop residues, particularly cereals are of poor quality and not sufficient to meet animal production (Njarui and Mureithi, 2006). 2015 2022-05-26T19:27:43Z 2022-05-26T19:27:43Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119676 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Njarui, Donald M.G., Gichangi, Elias M., Gatheru, Mwangi, Njunie, Michael N., Nyambati, Elkana, Ndungu, Keziah W., Mureithi, Joseph G., Ghimire, Sita R. 2015. Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya. Paper presented at the XXIII International Grassland Congress, New Delhi, India, 20-24 November 2015. Nairobi: ILRI |
| spellingShingle | Njarui, Donald M.G. Gichangi, Elias M. Gatheru, Mwangi Njunie, Michael N. Nyambati, Elkana Ndungu, Keziah W. Mureithi, Joseph G. Ghimire, Sita R. Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya |
| title | Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya |
| title_full | Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya |
| title_short | Identification of Niches for Integration of Brachiaria Grasses in Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in Kenya |
| title_sort | identification of niches for integration of brachiaria grasses in smallholder mixed crop livestock farming systems in kenya |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119676 |
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