Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone

Presents results of trials conducted by ILCAs' subhumid zone team on dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa. Discusses fodder bank development for pastoralists, constraints to fodder bank development, pastoralists' adoption and perception...

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Main Authors: Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Suleiman, H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28631
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description Presents results of trials conducted by ILCAs' subhumid zone team on dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa. Discusses fodder bank development for pastoralists, constraints to fodder bank development, pastoralists' adoption and perception of fodder banks, and long term prospects for fodder banks. Includes data on yield and quality of a stylosantes g. fodder bank, effect of different land preparation and seed treatment methods on stand count of stylo, and yield & stylo composition of fodder banks.
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spelling CGSpace286312023-02-15T10:00:33Z Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. Suleiman, H. subhumid zones cattle fodder bank dry season supplementary feeding traditional farming stylosanthes guianensis herbage yield Presents results of trials conducted by ILCAs' subhumid zone team on dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa. Discusses fodder bank development for pastoralists, constraints to fodder bank development, pastoralists' adoption and perception of fodder banks, and long term prospects for fodder banks. Includes data on yield and quality of a stylosantes g. fodder bank, effect of different land preparation and seed treatment methods on stand count of stylo, and yield & stylo composition of fodder banks. 1986 2013-05-06T07:01:02Z 2013-05-06T07:01:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28631 en Limited Access FAO World Animal Review;no. 59: 11-17
spellingShingle subhumid zones
cattle
fodder bank
dry season
supplementary feeding
traditional farming
stylosanthes guianensis
herbage yield
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
Suleiman, H.
Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
title Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
title_full Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
title_fullStr Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
title_full_unstemmed Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
title_short Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
title_sort nigeria and west africa fodder banks dry season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
topic subhumid zones
cattle
fodder bank
dry season
supplementary feeding
traditional farming
stylosanthes guianensis
herbage yield
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28631
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