Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia

In the face of animal feed insecurities, the present perspective focuses on Tunisia and explores the potential of locally available materials - such as, forages and by-products - to increase quality feed supply in the country. Forage production from a mix of forage species (triticale, oats, fenugree...

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Autores principales: Rudiger, Udo, Peters, Michael, Mwendia, Solomon, P. S. Makkar, Harinder, Hassan, Sawsan, Dey, Bhramar
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Feedipedia 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159749
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author Rudiger, Udo
Peters, Michael
Mwendia, Solomon
P. S. Makkar, Harinder
Hassan, Sawsan
Dey, Bhramar
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Hassan, Sawsan
Mwendia, Solomon
P. S. Makkar, Harinder
Peters, Michael
Rudiger, Udo
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Peters, Michael
Mwendia, Solomon
P. S. Makkar, Harinder
Hassan, Sawsan
Dey, Bhramar
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description In the face of animal feed insecurities, the present perspective focuses on Tunisia and explores the potential of locally available materials - such as, forages and by-products - to increase quality feed supply in the country. Forage production from a mix of forage species (triticale, oats, fenugreek, and vetch) in different proportions to pellet production using a mix of grains of maize, barley and soybean and locally available feed ingredients such as date palm byproducts, grain brans, tomato plant, saline-tolerant local alfalfa, among others are being increasingly used by small and medium farmers. Business models through public-private partnerships that include feed densification technologies like palletization provide a novel solution to spatially configure feed supply in the north and demand sink in southern Tunisia where agroecological conditions are arid. With appropriate and effective policy and enabling environment, these adaptive strategies that build local resilience have applicability in Tunisia and beyond.
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spelling CGSpace1597492026-01-15T02:03:18Z Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia Rudiger, Udo Peters, Michael Mwendia, Solomon P. S. Makkar, Harinder Hassan, Sawsan Dey, Bhramar forage small ruminants tunisia grass pea (lathyrus sativus) forage oat (avena sativa) triticale goats sheep fenugreek hedysarum coronarium feed pellets feed densification agricultural by-products In the face of animal feed insecurities, the present perspective focuses on Tunisia and explores the potential of locally available materials - such as, forages and by-products - to increase quality feed supply in the country. Forage production from a mix of forage species (triticale, oats, fenugreek, and vetch) in different proportions to pellet production using a mix of grains of maize, barley and soybean and locally available feed ingredients such as date palm byproducts, grain brans, tomato plant, saline-tolerant local alfalfa, among others are being increasingly used by small and medium farmers. Business models through public-private partnerships that include feed densification technologies like palletization provide a novel solution to spatially configure feed supply in the north and demand sink in southern Tunisia where agroecological conditions are arid. With appropriate and effective policy and enabling environment, these adaptive strategies that build local resilience have applicability in Tunisia and beyond. 2024-07-31 2024-11-14T15:03:23Z 2024-11-14T15:03:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159749 en Open Access application/pdf Feedipedia Udo Rudiger, Michael Peters, Solomon Mwendia, Harinder P. S. Makkar, Sawsan Hassan, Bhramar Dey. (31/7/2024). Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia. France: Feedipedia.
spellingShingle forage
small ruminants
tunisia
grass pea (lathyrus sativus)
forage
oat (avena sativa)
triticale
goats
sheep
fenugreek
hedysarum coronarium
feed pellets
feed densification agricultural by-products
Rudiger, Udo
Peters, Michael
Mwendia, Solomon
P. S. Makkar, Harinder
Hassan, Sawsan
Dey, Bhramar
Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia
title Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia
title_full Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia
title_fullStr Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia
title_short Addressing feed gap using resilient forage-based feed options and densification: A perspective from Tunisia
title_sort addressing feed gap using resilient forage based feed options and densification a perspective from tunisia
topic forage
small ruminants
tunisia
grass pea (lathyrus sativus)
forage
oat (avena sativa)
triticale
goats
sheep
fenugreek
hedysarum coronarium
feed pellets
feed densification agricultural by-products
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159749
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