A survey of the diversity of plants utilized for small ruminant feeding in south-eastern Nigeria

Okoli, I. C.; Ebere, C.S.; Uchegbu, M. C.; Udah, C.A.; Ibeawuchi, II

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“…This is possibly why phytic acid bound phosphorus can be utilized to some extent by ruminants [49]. The phytin levels reported in this study is lower than 13.80 to 25.20 mg/g DM reported by Okoli et al [50] for the southeastern browses in Nigeria. These levels are unlikely to have any adverse effects on ruminants.…”

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Semi arid browse forages: Their antinutritive substances and in sacco neutral detergent fibre and organic matter degradability

Njidda¹,

Olatunji²,

Raji³

2012

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Semi arid browse forages: Their antinutritive substances and in sacco neutral detergent fibre and organic matter degradability

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Raji³

2012

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“…Smallholder livestock production predominates; with over 70% of rural families keep Black Bengal along with some Jamunapari and their crosses with Black Bengal of local primarily as sources of investment, manure and meat at home or during festivals. Goats are allowed to rear throughout the seasons, thriving on indigenous browses growing in compound bushes and farm fallows with additional supplementation from kitchen wastes which is agreed with Okoli et al (2003). Prophylactic management of common infectious diseases is rarely practiced; few animals are dewormed or vaccinated.…”

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A Survey of Livestock and Poultry along with Mortality Trends of Goat at Kaunia Upzilla, Rangpur, Bangladesh

Rabbi

Mannan

Imtiaz

et al. 2014

Bangl. J. Vet. Med.

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This investigational survey was carried out to explore the livestock along with mortality of goat at eight different villages of Kaunia upzilla, Rangpur, Bangladesh from 10 th March to 10 th July 2013. A pre-structured questionnaire data were collected based on livestock, breed, age, sex, housing pattern, grazing, vaccination and deworming history, diseases, treatment, causes of death with mortality. A total of 808 species of livestock and poultry were recorded through survey where 38% were goat and 42.5% were poultry. Only 6.5% livestock were vaccinated and 7% were dewormed. Statistically significant difference in vaccination and deworming was reputed with different breeds (p ≤0.05) whether no significant variation was observed with sex and grazing (p>0.05). About 42.24% goat kids were mortal due to coldness, pneumonia along with diarrhea (37.5%), coccidiosis (37.21%) and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) (14.86%). PPR was the major focal cause of mortality in adult male (33.11%), female (28.38%) and growing goat (23.65%) which was followed by diarrhea, coccidiosis, pneumonia, urogenital infection, dystocia and poisoning. The study has assessed probable mortality, diseases and hazards of goat rearing which should be subsided and clinically managing as well. However, extensive work with preventive intervention (regular deworming, vaccination) and improvement of husbandry practices are suggested for the expansion of goat rearing in Bangladesh.

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“…Several studies have shown that smallholder farmers in many parts of the world have a deep practical knowledge about the importance and quality of plants used to feed animals. Ethnobotanical investigations on fodder plants have been carried out in Africa [4–6], Brazil [7], India [8, 9] and China [10–12]. Many studies throughout the world highlight the diverse and abundant use of grasses and sedges as fodder [12, 13] [7, 8]; grasses and sedges are generally reported to be palatable and highly productive resources and to have a high forage potential especially in arid and semiarid areas [7].…”

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The fodder grass resources for ruminants: A indigenous treasure of local communities of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan

Shaheen

Qureshi

Qaseem

et al. 2019

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Indigenous people have been using their regional grasses for rearing their 11 animals for centuries. The present study is the first recorded traditional knowledge of 12 grasses and feeding system for livestock from the Thal desert in Pakistan. Snowball 13 method was used to identify key informants. Information was collected from 232 14 informants from six districts of Thal Desert through semi-structural questionnaire and site 15 visits. The data was analyzed through Smith's salience index and Composite Salience 16 using ANTHROPAC package in R software. On the whole 61 grasses were recorded 17 from the study area and most of the species belongs to the Poaceae family (52 species).18 Based on palatability grasses were categorized into three major groups i.e. (A) High 19 priority, (B) Medium priority and (C) Low priority. Species in Group A, abundantly 20 present in the study area, highly palatable forage for all ruminants. 232(141M +91W) 21 local informants were interviewed. Informants were grouped into three major age 22 categories: 20-35 (48 informants), 36-50 (116 informants) and 51-67 years (68 23 informants). ANTHROPAC frequency analysis conformed the Smith's salience index 24 and Composite Salience; Cynodon dactylon was the favorite species (6.46 SI, 0.6460 CS) 25 followed by Cymbopogon jwarancusa (5.133 SI, 0.5133 CS) and Sorghum sp. was the 26 third most salient species (5.121 SI, 0.5121 CS). Grasses were mostly available during 27 the season of August and October and had also ethnoveterinary importance. This 28 document about the traditional feeding of livestock from Thal Desert can strengthen the 29 value of conserving our traditional knowledge, which was poorly documented before. 30 Keywords: Fodder, Thal Desert, livestock, pairwise comparison, ANTHROPAC 31 Introduction 2 32 In rural areas of Pakistan, agro-pastoral activities play a crucial role in the development 33 of the local economy, accounting for more than half of the total agricultural income and 34 10.6% of the national GDP [1]. These activities are particularly important in the economy 35 of the country's desert regions where land cultivation is difficult and livestock is the main 36 and often unique survival strategy and income source for the local communities. 37 Moreover, milk and meat production may counteract the impact of climatic 38 unpredictability on fluctuations in food availability, especially in areas facing frequent 39 crop shortages. According to data reported by Farooq et al. [2], in Pakistan 8.1% of 40 buffaloes, 13.5% of cattle, 15.3% of sheep and 14.4% of goats are raised in desert 41 districts. However, husbandry in these areas is often an uncertain and low-paid activity; 42 shortage of fodder as a result of severe climatic conditions, high rate of diseases, limited 43 availability of veterinary services and poor access to animal vaccination are important 44 constraints limiting the local livestock productivity [2]. The sustainable production of 45 livestock under harsh climatic conditions needs efficient strategies for impro...

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A survey of the diversity of plants utilized for small ruminant feeding in south-eastern Nigeria

Cited by 37 publications

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Semi arid browse forages: Their antinutritive substances and in sacco neutral detergent fibre and organic matter degradability

Semi arid browse forages: Their antinutritive substances and in sacco neutral detergent fibre and organic matter degradability

A Survey of Livestock and Poultry along with Mortality Trends of Goat at Kaunia Upzilla, Rangpur, Bangladesh

The fodder grass resources for ruminants: A indigenous treasure of local communities of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan

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