Forage conservation in sub‐Saharan Africa: Review of experiences, challenges, and opportunities

M Balehegn, A Ayantunde, T Amole, D Njarui… - Agronomy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Forage conservation is an important potential solution to seasonal variation in feed quality
and quantity and herder‐farmer conflicts in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Considerable …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment on livestock feed resources and utilization practices in Derashe special district, southern-western Ethiopia: status, challenges and opportunities

A Chufa, Y Tadele, D Hidosa - Journal of Veterinary Medicine …, 2022 - meddocsonline.org
Lack of updated information on the livestock feed resource and utilization practice are major
challenges to livestock producers and police makers in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was …

Fodder development in sub‐Saharan Africa: An introduction

KJ Boote, AT Adesogan, M Balehegn… - Agronomy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Livestock systems play a key role in the sustainability and livelihood of sub‐Saharan Africa
(SSA). The human population in SSA is rapidly increasing, resulting in steady growth in the …

[PDF][PDF] Forage seed systems in Ethiopia: A scoping study

E Tekalign - ILRI project report, 2014 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Executive summary Ethiopian smallholder farmers have traditionally relied on natural open
grazing animal feed practices. Although, Ethiopia has one of the highest livestock …

[PDF][PDF] Urban and peri-urban dairy cattle production in Ethiopia: a review

MM Alemu - Online J. Anim. Feed Res, 2019 - ojafr.ir
Dairy production is among the developing agricultural sector in the urban and peri-urban
areas of Ethiopia. This paper reviews the status of the current urban and peri-urban dairy …

Smallholder cattle production systems and husbandry management in West Shewa zone of Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia

WW Bainesagn - World Scientific News, 2016 - infona.pl
The study was conducted in West Shoa zone, Oromia, central Ethiopia, aimed with
assessment of Production Systems and Husbandry Management of dairy cattle. The study …

Evaluation of reproduction performance and calf sex ratio of dairy cattle in selected locations of South-East Oromia

D Guta - International Journal of Agricultural Science and Food …, 2021 - agriscigroup.us
Dairy farmers in many parts of the world complain about the deviation from the normal calf
sex ratio following Artificial Insemination (AI). The prospective and retrospective studies …

Mineral Composition of Feed and Mineral Soil Utilization in Haramaya District, East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

S Salo, M Urge, MY Kurtu - Turkish Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - agrifoodscience.com
This study was carried out to assess feed resources mineral composition and utilization of
mineral soil in the Haramaya district of the East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia. The survey data …

Animal Feed Production and Its Contribution to Sustainability of Livestock Systems: African Perspective

TP Mamphogoro, TDE Mpanza, S Mani - The Marginal Soils of Africa …, 2024 - Springer
The global demand increase for animal-source foods allows smallholder livestock farmers to
improve food and nutrition security and their livelihoods. However, livestock production …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of feed formulation and feeding level of urban and periurban dairy cows nexus with economic viability in Central Highland of Ethiopia

S Assaminew, M Ashenafi - Livest. Res. Rural Dev, 2015 - lrrd.cipav.org.co
The study was conducted on private urban and periurban dairy production systems around
Holetta, Central Highland of Ethiopia. The objective was to evaluate the existing feed …