Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances

The cafteria technique using three-year-old West African Dwarf sheep was used to determine relative palatability differences within 28 provenances of Gliricidia sepium collected from west African and central America. Leucaena leucocephala and Guazuma ulmifolia were included as controls. Significant...

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Main Authors: Larbi, Asamoah, Osakwe, I.I., Lambourne, J.W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 1993
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28135
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author Larbi, Asamoah
Osakwe, I.I.
Lambourne, J.W.
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description The cafteria technique using three-year-old West African Dwarf sheep was used to determine relative palatability differences within 28 provenances of Gliricidia sepium collected from west African and central America. Leucaena leucocephala and Guazuma ulmifolia were included as controls. Significant differences in relative palatability index were detected among G. sepium provenances. Mexican ecotypes appeared to be of low relative palatability compared to those from Costa Rica. Based on their RPI, provenances were grouped into high, medium and low preference rankings. The importance of the differences in relative palatability is dicussed in relation to Gliricidia-based alley farming in the humid West African region.
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spelling CGSpace281352024-04-25T06:00:40Z Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances Larbi, Asamoah Osakwe, I.I. Lambourne, J.W. gliricidia sepium sheep palatability alley farming provenance west african dwarf sheep leucaena leucocephala guazuma ulmifolia The cafteria technique using three-year-old West African Dwarf sheep was used to determine relative palatability differences within 28 provenances of Gliricidia sepium collected from west African and central America. Leucaena leucocephala and Guazuma ulmifolia were included as controls. Significant differences in relative palatability index were detected among G. sepium provenances. Mexican ecotypes appeared to be of low relative palatability compared to those from Costa Rica. Based on their RPI, provenances were grouped into high, medium and low preference rankings. The importance of the differences in relative palatability is dicussed in relation to Gliricidia-based alley farming in the humid West African region. 1993-06 2013-05-06T06:59:59Z 2013-05-06T06:59:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28135 en Limited Access Springer Agroforestry Systems;22(3): 221-224
spellingShingle gliricidia sepium
sheep
palatability
alley farming
provenance
west african dwarf sheep
leucaena leucocephala
guazuma ulmifolia
Larbi, Asamoah
Osakwe, I.I.
Lambourne, J.W.
Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances
title Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances
title_full Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances
title_fullStr Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances
title_full_unstemmed Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances
title_short Variation in relative palatability to sheep among Gliricidia sepium provenances
title_sort variation in relative palatability to sheep among gliricidia sepium provenances
topic gliricidia sepium
sheep
palatability
alley farming
provenance
west african dwarf sheep
leucaena leucocephala
guazuma ulmifolia
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28135
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