According to the FAO and WHO, half of the world's population (nearly eight billion people) is
protein deficient. Protein deficiency is the most important nutritional problem in the world …

Livestock excreta on pastures is an important source of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions,
however studies measuring these emissions in tropical regions, particularly Africa, remain …

Urine and dung patches deposited by grazing cattle on grassland are an important source of
nitrous oxide (N 2 O). While a number of studies have investigated the effects of excreta on …

Abstract Countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rely on IPCC emission factors (EF) for GHG
emission reporting. However, these were derived for industrialized livestock farms and do …

Abstract Effect of feed level (FL) and supplementary rumen protected lysine (Lys) and
methionine (Met)(RPLM) on growth performance, rumen fermentation, blood metabolites …

Extensive livestock production in pastoral areas supports millions of livestock keepers in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, it is also linked to environmental externalities such as …

Simple Summary Quality supplementation of roughage-based cattle diets is recommended
to improve the animals' production in tropical regions. We tested the effects of two widely …

Yaks (Poephagus grunniens) are raised under the harsh conditions of the Qinghai-Tibetan
Plateau (QTP) and, traditionally, they graze only natural grasslands all year round without …

Efficient resource use is essential for sustainable dairy production. Urbanization, however,
challenges resource availability and thus the feeding strategy of dairy producers living in …

Dung and urine patches on grasslands are hotspots of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in
temperate regions, while its importance remains controversial for tropical regions as …