Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria

Shrubs and trees browsed by Fulani pastoralists' cattle in two areas of central Nigeria were identified by means of interviews with the pastoralists and observations of browsing cattle. Thirty-nine palnt species were identified, many of them indigenous economic trees. The species were ranked by past...

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Main Author: Bayer, W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 1990
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28154
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description Shrubs and trees browsed by Fulani pastoralists' cattle in two areas of central Nigeria were identified by means of interviews with the pastoralists and observations of browsing cattle. Thirty-nine palnt species were identified, many of them indigenous economic trees. The species were ranked by pastoralists according to importance in cattle diet. Chemical analyses of plant parts eaten and investigation of frequency of occurence of the species in the study areas revealed that the pastoralists ranking reflected not only the plants' relative abundance but also their nutritive value.
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spelling CGSpace281542024-04-25T06:01:36Z Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria Bayer, W. subhumid zones fulani cattle browse plants agropastoral systems feed resources indigenous species chemical analysis nutritive value Shrubs and trees browsed by Fulani pastoralists' cattle in two areas of central Nigeria were identified by means of interviews with the pastoralists and observations of browsing cattle. Thirty-nine palnt species were identified, many of them indigenous economic trees. The species were ranked by pastoralists according to importance in cattle diet. Chemical analyses of plant parts eaten and investigation of frequency of occurence of the species in the study areas revealed that the pastoralists ranking reflected not only the plants' relative abundance but also their nutritive value. 1990-12 2013-05-06T07:00:01Z 2013-05-06T07:00:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28154 en Limited Access Springer Agroforestry Systems;12(3):217-228
spellingShingle subhumid zones
fulani cattle
browse plants
agropastoral systems
feed resources
indigenous species
chemical analysis
nutritive value
Bayer, W.
Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria
title Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria
title_full Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria
title_fullStr Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria
title_short Use of native browse by Fulani cattle in Central Nigeria
title_sort use of native browse by fulani cattle in central nigeria
topic subhumid zones
fulani cattle
browse plants
agropastoral systems
feed resources
indigenous species
chemical analysis
nutritive value
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28154
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