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Small ruminant feed production in a farming systems context

Describes ILCA's research w. integrated alley farming, Gliricidia & Leucaena w. food crops, in southwest Nigeria, either w. a cut-and-carry browse feeding system for both sheep & goats or a grazed fallow system for sheep, outlining its biological & economic advantages and assessing its applicability...

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Main Author: Sumberg, J.E.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Centre for Africa 1984
Subjects:
feed production
mixed farming
mixed cropping
small ruminants
food crops
browse plants
feeding systems
gliricidia
leucaena
zero grazing
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49811
Summary:Describes ILCA's research w. integrated alley farming, Gliricidia & Leucaena w. food crops, in southwest Nigeria, either w. a cut-and-carry browse feeding system for both sheep & goats or a grazed fallow system for sheep, outlining its biological & economic advantages and assessing its applicability in other parts of West Africa.

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