The human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. One of the main challenges
will be the demand for food and food security. With time farmland is being lost especially due …

Simple Summary Sprouted barley has recently been used in animal feed, but studies on its
nutritional and digestibility values for growing lambs are very limited, especially when …

Simple Summary Sprouted barley has been proposed as one of the solutions to the feed
challenge faced by livestock producers. The current hypothesis is that replacing traditional …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of replacing different ratios of basal diets
with hydroponically barley seedlings (HBS) on the serum biochemical indexes and growth …

The study investigated the effects of dietary protein level and the inclusion of hydroponic
barley sprouts (HB) on lactation performance, blood biochemistry and N use efficiency in …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid
profile of lambs fed different levels of sprouted barley (SB) compared to a control group fed a …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of inclusion of hydroponic barley
green fodder (HBGF) in the diet on the performance of lactating cows. Eight Holstein cows …

Background Maize (Zea mays) grain sprouts (MGS) can be a potential source of green
fodder for ruminants, especially when there is scarcity of land and water. Nutritional value of …

In arid and semi-arid areas browse species such as Acacia saligna is a leguminous shrub
was considered one of the principal feed resources, barley straw one of agriculture wastes …

The technology of growing forage crops without the support of soil, but in an aqueous
medium is known as hydroponic forage (HPF). Unlike soil-based traditional cultivation, with …