Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems
Availability of suitable feed, and in particular sources of protein-rich food, is a major constraint to increasing the productivity of smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa it is difficult to justify diverting land from growing crops for human consumption. The roots of the sweet potato are a high energ...
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| author | Goopy, John P. Gakige, J. Korir, Daniel Kvacic, M. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus |
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| description | Availability of suitable feed, and in particular sources of protein-rich food, is a major constraint to increasing the productivity of smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa it is difficult to justify diverting land from growing crops for human consumption. The roots of the sweet potato are a high energy cash crop, and the leaves and vines (SPV), usually treated as rubbish, are high in protein and have been identified as a valuable livestock feed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace733242025-11-04T16:26:56Z Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems Goopy, John P. Gakige, J. Korir, Daniel Kvacic, M. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus animal feeding feeds livestock sweet potatoes supplements Availability of suitable feed, and in particular sources of protein-rich food, is a major constraint to increasing the productivity of smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa it is difficult to justify diverting land from growing crops for human consumption. The roots of the sweet potato are a high energy cash crop, and the leaves and vines (SPV), usually treated as rubbish, are high in protein and have been identified as a valuable livestock feed. 2015-09-16 2016-05-06T10:34:48Z 2016-05-06T10:34:48Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73324 en Limited Access application/pdf Goopy, J.P., Gakige, J., Korir, D., Kvacic, M. and Butterbach-Bahl, K. 2015. Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems. Paper presented at the Tropentag 2015 Conference on Management of Land Use Systems for Enhanced Food Security—Conflicts, Controversies and Resolutions, Berlin, Germany, 16-18 September 2015. |
| spellingShingle | animal feeding feeds livestock sweet potatoes supplements Goopy, John P. Gakige, J. Korir, Daniel Kvacic, M. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| title | Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| title_full | Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| title_fullStr | Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| title_short | Vines of the sweet potato (Ipomea batatas): A valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| title_sort | vines of the sweet potato ipomea batatas a valuable feed supplement for ruminants in small holder systems |
| topic | animal feeding feeds livestock sweet potatoes supplements |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73324 |
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