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White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is one of the 200 species of lupins, a genus of... Read more |
White mulberry (Morus alba L.) is a high-yielding pantropical and subtropical... Read more |
Desert grass (Panicum turgidum Forssk.) is a coarse, tussocky, tropical and... Read more |
The processing of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) for food and for the manufacture of... Read more |
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean pseudo-cereal crop that is... Read more |
Sweet thorn (Acacia karroo Hayne or Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi... Read more |
Salsola glabrescens Burtt Davy is an indigenous shrub native of the Nama Karoo,... Read more |
Osteospermum spinescens is a shrub native to the South African semi-arid veld... Read more |
Rhizoma peanut (Arachis glabrata Benth.) is a summer growing perennial tropical... Read more |
Maize stover consists of the residues of maize (Zea mays L.) plants grown for... Read more |
Red bush willow (Combretum apiculatum Sond.) is a deciduous, small to medium-... Read more |
Combretum aculeatum Vent. is a small tree or shrub up to 4 m high. It has... Read more |
Barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.) is a tropical tree from West and Central... Read more |
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce is a deep-rooted, perennial and multipurpose tree... Read more |
Huizache (Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. or Vachellia farnesiana (L.)... Read more |
The acacia species Senegalia brevispica (Harms) Seigler & Ebinger (formerly... Read more |
Common thatching grass (Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf. is a tufted, strongly... Read more |
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is an erect annual herb grown worldwide... Read more |
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is an erect annual herb grown worldwide... Read more |
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is a cereal grass grown mostly... Read more |
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual erect herb up to 3 m (or more) tall. It... Read more |
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East Africa Animal Feed Action Plan: Sustainably developing livestock-dependent livelihoods in East Africa
- FAO and IGAD, 2019. FAO, IGAD, Rome, Italy
The East Africa Animal Feed Action Plan provides a guided approach to pave the way for the sustainable production of quality livestock and products, while improving competitiveness and profitability and ensuring appropriate feed resource management across East Africa. It also provides guidelines to communities, countries, the private sector and livestock stakeholders to optimally use available feed resources in order to increase the supply and quality of animals, products and by-products, and to maximize the economic and social benefits of the livestock subsector.
Chemical composition and nutritional values of feed resources for ruminants
- Mgheni et al., 2013. In: Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) Table for Ruminants 2013, Assoc. Strength. Agric. Res. Eastern and Central Africa, Entebbe, 160 pp.
This feed table was generated from the feed resources data base established through the implementation of the project on Establishment of feed resources data base in Eastern and Central Africa implemented in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda from January 2010 to December 2011. It summarizes available information on chemical composition, digestibility and energy values of locally available feed-stuff resources in the region.
Online fodder tree database for Europe
- Luske et al., 2017. Louis Bolk Institute and Stichting Duinboeren, the Netherlands.
This database contains more than 700 records from 100 tree species that are relevant for European conditions. The database allows selection of individual species, groups of species, and specific nutritional aspects of tree leaves.