Respuestas a la suplementacion en vacuno de raza fulani blanca en condiciones agro-pastorales EN Nigeria. fosforo.

Campbell, Dawn; Ikuegbu, O. A.; Owen, E.; Little, D. A.

doi:10.1007/bf03030843

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“…The lack of preservation of pasture will only perpetuate the dry matter deficit for dairy cows unless the farms adopt strategies like fencing off part of their rangeland during the rainy season to be used in the dry season when pasture availability is low as is being practised in some (Solomon et al, 2007;Abate et al, 2010;Selemani et al, 2012) rangeland systems. Another alternative that has been practised is to plant and preserve fodder banks of planted grass and legume pasture in the form of standing hay (Campbell et al, 1996).…”

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Feed resource utilization and dairy cattle productivity in the agro-pastoral system of South Western Uganda

Tibezinda¹,

Wredle²,

Sabiiti³

et al. 2016

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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A cross-sectional study was carried out in six sub-counties of Kiruhura district, South Western Uganda with the aim of assessing feed resource utilisation and dairy cattle productivity. Individual interviews using a semi structured questionnaire were conducted in seventy five households. The mean land holding, grazing land and cultivated land were 74, 70 and 2 ha, respectively. Majority (61%) of the farms kept Ankole × Friesian crossbred cattle and the average daily milk production per cow per day for low grade and high grade crossbred cows was 5.4±1.3 and 7.4±2.6 L, respectively. The mean in months for age at first calving (AFC) was 30.7±9.8 and 25.9±4.9, calving interval (CI) was 12.6±3.2 and 11.4±1.1, and open period 3.5±2.7 and 2.3±1.2 for low grade and high grade cross bred cattle, respectively. A few farms (7%) maintained a constant herd size from the previous two years, while (67%) registered decreases in herd size and 27% increased their herd size. Natural pastures were the major feed resource throughout the year for all households and the majority (71%) did not provide any feed supplement during dry season or conserve the excess pasture produced in the rainy season. The average stocking rate was 1.4 ± 0.98 TLU/ha which was high and this was aggravated by increasing use of land for cultivation. The use of crop residues and agro-industrial by products was low. The average annual dry matter production on farms meets only 83% of the annual dry matter requirements for an average herd. The major constraints to livestock production were the high costs incurred in disease prevention and treatment (62%), feed shortage (40%) and drought related challenges (31%). It was concluded that feed availability could be improved by equipping the farmers with feed resource management techniques such as improved management of grazing lands, conservation of pastures in the form of hay, and proper utilization of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products, through training and provision of dedicated extension services.

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Section: Crop Residues and Agro-industrial By-productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feed resource utilization and dairy cattle productivity in the agro-pastoral system of South Western Uganda

Tibezinda¹,

Wredle²,

Sabiiti³

et al. 2016

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Responses to supplementation in white fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern nigeria. II. Fodder

Campbell

Ikuegbu²,

Owen

et al. 1996

Trop Anim Health Prod

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The effect of dry-season supplementation of White Fulani cattle in northern Nigeria with legume standing hay (fodderbanks) was investigated. Over 430 cattle were recorded in 8 herds over 2.5 years. Fodder bank supplementation may have reduced weight losses in calves and breeding females during the dry-season. Emergency sales of immature animals were lower on fodder banks (6.5% vs 14.3%, P < 0.01). There was no evidence that fodder banks reduced cattle mortalities during the dry season. Fodder banks may have had a deleterious effect by encouraging dry-season conceptions. Resulting dry season calvings led to calving percentages of 36.9% on fodder and 60.3% on no fodder (P < 0.05). Calf mortality was also higher on fodder banks; animals not reaching their second year were 13% on fodder bank vs 3.9% on no fodder (P < 0.01). It was concluded that dry season nutrition interaction with the agro-pastoralist livestock system needs further investigation.

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Behaviour of White Fulani calves grazing panicum/stylo pasture in Southwest Nigeria

Jimoh

Adeleye

Dele

et al. 2017

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Respuestas a la suplementacion en vacuno de raza fulani blanca en condiciones agro-pastorales EN Nigeria. fosforo.

Abstract: SUMMARYUsing on-farm supplementation trials with a P rich block (Phos)

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Feed resource utilization and dairy cattle productivity in the agro-pastoral system of South Western Uganda

Feed resource utilization and dairy cattle productivity in the agro-pastoral system of South Western Uganda

Responses to supplementation in white fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern nigeria. II. Fodder

Behaviour of White Fulani calves grazing panicum/stylo pasture in Southwest Nigeria

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