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The natural feed resources for ruminant animals in Nigeria

The paper assesses the feed resources available for ruminant production in Nigeria. The paper highlights ruminant animal contribution and feed situation and describes forage resoruces of the Savanna. Crop residue yield and utilization anare discussed and low and high cost input improvement scheme ar...

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Main Authors: Umunna, N.N., Iji, P.A.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources 1993
Subjects:
ruminants
feed crops
crop residues
feed conversion efficiency
chemical composition
yields
costs
crude protein
minerals
developmental stages
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51196
Summary:The paper assesses the feed resources available for ruminant production in Nigeria. The paper highlights ruminant animal contribution and feed situation and describes forage resoruces of the Savanna. Crop residue yield and utilization anare discussed and low and high cost input improvement scheme are summarised.

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