Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa
This booklet is designed to guide extension workers and possibly smallholder dairy farmers through the basics of feeding dairy animals. It includes essential background information as well as practical advice and suggestions. By better understanding how a cow digests its food, the importance of prov...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Manual |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
International Livestock Research Institute
2007
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/478 |
| _version_ | 1855515723422498816 |
|---|---|
| author | Lukuyu, Margaret N. Romney, Dannie L. Ouma, R. Sones, Keith R. |
| author_browse | Lukuyu, Margaret N. Ouma, R. Romney, Dannie L. Sones, Keith R. |
| author_facet | Lukuyu, Margaret N. Romney, Dannie L. Ouma, R. Sones, Keith R. |
| author_sort | Lukuyu, Margaret N. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | This booklet is designed to guide extension workers and possibly smallholder dairy farmers through the basics of feeding dairy animals. It includes essential background information as well as practical advice and suggestions. By better understanding how a cow digests its food, the importance of providing a balanced diet, how nutritional needs vary at different stages of the animal's life and how different types of feed can meet these needs, dairy farmers will be able to get the most benefit from their investment and keep their valuable animals healthy and productive. |
| format | Manual |
| id | CGSpace478 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2007 |
| publishDateRange | 2007 |
| publishDateSort | 2007 |
| publisher | International Livestock Research Institute |
| publisherStr | International Livestock Research Institute |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace4782025-11-04T16:46:08Z Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa Lukuyu, Margaret N. Romney, Dannie L. Ouma, R. Sones, Keith R. feeding dairy cattle This booklet is designed to guide extension workers and possibly smallholder dairy farmers through the basics of feeding dairy animals. It includes essential background information as well as practical advice and suggestions. By better understanding how a cow digests its food, the importance of providing a balanced diet, how nutritional needs vary at different stages of the animal's life and how different types of feed can meet these needs, dairy farmers will be able to get the most benefit from their investment and keep their valuable animals healthy and productive. 2007 2010-01-18T16:41:47Z 2010-01-18T16:41:47Z Manual https://hdl.handle.net/10568/478 en application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Lukuyu, M.; Romney, D.; Ouma, R.; Sones, K. Smallholder Dairy Project, Nairobi (Kenya). Kenya Dairy Development Programme (SDP/KDDP), ILRI, Nairobi (Kenya). 2007. Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa. ILRI Manuals and Guides. no. 2. 51p. Nairobi (Kenya): ILRI. |
| spellingShingle | feeding dairy cattle Lukuyu, Margaret N. Romney, Dannie L. Ouma, R. Sones, Keith R. Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa |
| title | Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa |
| title_full | Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa |
| title_fullStr | Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa |
| title_short | Feeding dairy cattle: a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in East Africa |
| title_sort | feeding dairy cattle a manual for smallholder dairy farmers and extension workers in east africa |
| topic | feeding dairy cattle |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/478 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lukuyumargaretn feedingdairycattleamanualforsmallholderdairyfarmersandextensionworkersineastafrica AT romneydanniel feedingdairycattleamanualforsmallholderdairyfarmersandextensionworkersineastafrica AT oumar feedingdairycattleamanualforsmallholderdairyfarmersandextensionworkersineastafrica AT soneskeithr feedingdairycattleamanualforsmallholderdairyfarmersandextensionworkersineastafrica |