Performance of Arsi-Bale kids supplemented with graded levels of pigeonpea in dry season in Mid Rift valley of Ethiopia

Shenkute, Belete; Hassen, Abubeker; Ebro, Abule; Amen, Nura

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“…microbial functions(Van Soest, 1994). The CP contents of IFTSs obtained in this study are within the range of earlier studies(Belete et al, 2012;Andualem et al, 2015), which reported CP values ranging between 8.9% and 20.9% DM for indigenous browse species. Intake declines sharply when forage contains < 7% CP(McDonald et al, 2010).…”

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Effects of agro-ecological zones on the chemical composition of feed resources in the Gera district, southwest Ethiopia

Abazinab,

Duguma,

Muleta

2024

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The poor quality of available feed resources is the major limiting factor forlivestock productivity in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the chemical composition of major feed resources in three agro-ecologicalzones (AEZs) of the Gera District, southwest Ethiopia. Three representative samples of natural pasture (Cynodon dactylon, Pavonia schimperiana Hochst and Rhynchosia ferruginea), three indigenous fodder trees and shrubs (IFTSs)(Erythrina abyssinica, Vernonia amygdalina and Maytenus undat), two cultivated forages (Pennisetum purpureum and Pennisetum pedicellatum) and five crop residues (Hordeum vulgare (barley), Zea mays (maize), Sorghumbicolor (sorghum), Triticum aestivum (wheat) and Eragrostis tef (Teff)) were collected from the Highland (HL), midland (ML) and lowland (LL) AEZs. The samples were analyzed for ash, dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), ether extract (EE), and acid detergent lignin (ADL) content. The results showed that different AEZs showed a significant (P < 0.05) effect on the most of the chemical composition parameters of sampled feeds. Regardless of the AEZs, the mean DM, CP, ash, EE, NDF, ADF, ADL and CF varied from 89.17% in Pennisetum purpureum to 92.22±0.51 in Erythrina abyssinica, 2.90±0.22% in Triticum aestivum to 10.70±0.52 in Vernonia amygdalina, 7.24±0.19% in Sorghum bicolor to 13.25±0.51% in Pavonia Schimperiana Hochst, 1.33±0.04% in Triticum aestivum to 2.39±0.15% in Maytenus undata, 57.65±1.19% in Erythrina Abyssinica to 79.16±1.04%in Triticum aestivum, 34.57% in Pennisetum purpureum to 59.41±0.98% in Sorghum bicolor, 8.15±0.62%in Rhynchosia ferruginea to 12.65±0.57% in Triticum aestivum and 37.51% in Pennisetum pedicelatum to 69.93±0.65% DM in Triticum aestivum, respectively. In conclusion, IFTSs had the highest CP and the lowest NDF, implying their potential as a supplement to low-quality feeds, whereas crop residues had the lowest CP and the highest NDF compared to other feed types, indicating the need for their treatment with urea or supplementing animals with protein-rich feeds, especially during the dry season.

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Effects of agro-ecological zones on the chemical composition of feed resources in the Gera district, southwest Ethiopia

Abazinab,

Duguma,

Muleta

2024

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“…It improves soil fertility and benefits cereal crops through nitrogen fixation when they are intercropped or used in crop rotation [2]. It is also used as fodder for domestic animals and enhances ruminant live weight due to its relatively higher nitrogen concentration [3]. It is capable of providing some grain yields for the period of dry spells when other legumes such as field beans have wilted and possibly dried up as a result of its deep rooted and drought-tolerant nature [4].…”

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Growth and Productivity of Pigeon Pea Genotypes under Different Plant Geometry and Its Residual Impact on Some Soil Chemical Properties

Amoako

Addae-Frimpomaah

Adjebeng‐Danquah

et al. 2023

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Field experiments were conducted during the 2020 and 2021 cropping seasons at the research fields of CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute located at Nyankpala in the Guinea savannah agroecology of Ghana. The objective was to test the effect of genotype and plant geometry on the growth and productivity of pigeon pea and its residual effect on some soil chemical properties. The work involved three pigeon pea genotypes (L-2015-2, L-2015-3 and ICP-8863) and four spacing levels; 100 cm x 30 cm, 100 cm x 45 cm, 100 cm x 60 cm and 100 cm x 75 cm. Analysis of variance indicated a significant interaction effect of genotype, year and spacing effect on number of branches per plant, pod length, grain yield, 1000 seed weight and harvest index. Genotype x spacing effect was significant for all traits except the number of seeds per pod. (294.7 cm) whilst genotype L-2015-3 at 100 cm x 60 cm produced the shortest plants (222.9 cm). Genotype L-2015-2 at 100 cm x 60 cm in 2021 had the highest grain yield (2311 kg/ha) whilst genotype ICP8863 at 100 cm x 60 cm in 2020 had the lowest grain yield (391 kg/ha). A post-2020 cropping season soil analysis revealed improvement in key soil chemical properties, explaining the better crop performance in 2021. Genotype L-2015-2 had the highest overall average grain yield (1484 kg/ha) whilst ICP8863 had the lowest overall grain yield. The study indicated that the different genotypes required different spacing for their optimum yield due to differences in plant architecture, growth and branching habit. Spacing had significant influence on plant height, number of leaves at flowering, number of pods per plant and number of seeds per pod which were significantly and positively correlated with grain yield. Therefore, each genotype should be matched with its preferred spacing for optimum growth and maximum grain yield.

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“…Cajanus cajan L. est une légumineuse arbustive fourragère et vivrière qui s'intègre bien en Afrique dans les systèmes de production culture-bétail (Onana et al, 2007 ;Pal et al, 2011). Elle produit une grande quantité de biomasse fourragère de haute qualité (Fondevila et al, 2002 ;Shenkute et al, 2013) et est également utilisée dans le traitement de certaines pathologies humaines et animales (Pal et al, 2011;Ogni et al, 2014;N'draman-donou et al, 2015). Sur le plan parasitaire, l'action de Cajanus cajan contre les nématodes gastro-intestinaux (Pal et al, 2011;Kaboré et al, 2016) est à ce jour documentée.…”

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Composition en polyphénols totaux et en tanins des feuilles de neuf variétés de <i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp. au cours du premier cycle de croissance et en fonction du mode d’exploitation

Koutouan¹,

Yapi²,

Wandan³

et al. 2019

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Le pois d'angole est une légumineuse fourragère et vivrière dotée de propriétés anthelminthiques dues à ses métabolites secondaires. En vue de caractériser les teneurs en composés polyphénoliques de neuf variétés au cours des stades végétatifs, une étude a été menée. Les variétés ont été semées à raison de huit lignes par variété. Quatre lignes ont été fauchées trois mois après semis et quatre autres sont restées en l'état. Les polyphénols totaux (PT), les tanins totaux (TT) et les tanins condensés (TC) ont été déterminés dans les feuilles des plants fauchés et des plants non fauchés au cours du cycle végétatif. Les PT et les TT ont été déterminés par la méthode de Folin Ciocalteu et les TC, par la méthode HCl-butanol. Les teneurs en PT, TT et TCs, tout stade confondu ont varié, pour les plants non fauchés,

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Performance of Arsi-Bale kids supplemented with graded levels of pigeonpea in dry season in Mid Rift valley of Ethiopia

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Effects of agro-ecological zones on the chemical composition of feed resources in the Gera district, southwest Ethiopia

Effects of agro-ecological zones on the chemical composition of feed resources in the Gera district, southwest Ethiopia

Growth and Productivity of Pigeon Pea Genotypes under Different Plant Geometry and Its Residual Impact on Some Soil Chemical Properties

Composition en polyphénols totaux et en tanins des feuilles de neuf variétés de <i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp. au cours du premier cycle de croissance et en fonction du mode d’exploitation

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