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 Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a tropical and subtropical plant cultivated for... Read more |
 African sheepbush (Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze) is an aromatic rounded... Read more |
 Asna (Terminalia elliptica Willd.) is a medium to large deciduous tree native to... Read more |
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 Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf or Urochloa decumbens (Stapf)... Read more |
 Achyranthes aspera L. is an herbaceous plant from the tropics and subtropics, ... Read more |
 Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a legume crop grown primarily for its edible seeds... Read more |
 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean pseudo-cereal crop that is... Read more |
 Straw is the crop residue consisting of the dry stems and leaves left after the harvest... Read more |
 Alyce clover (Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) J. Léonard) is an... Read more |
 Cisssus quadrangularis is a deciduous, woody climber belonging to the grape... Read more |
 Sheanut (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) is a deciduous, small to medium-... Read more |
 Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv., known as speargrass in Nigeria, alang-alang... Read more |
 Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a legume mainly grown for its edible seeds (... Read more |
 Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.) is a highly variable perennial... Read more |
 Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) is a perennial rhizomatous grass, up to 1... Read more |
 Shrimp meal or shrimp waste meal is the undecomposed ground dried waste of shrimp. There... Read more |
 Locusts, grasshoppers (mostly Acrididae and Pyrgomorphidae), crickets (Gryllidae) and... Read more |
 Earthworm meal consists in processed worms reared for vermicomposting, a method of... Read more |
 The flamboyant (Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.) is a perennial legume tree, grown in... Read more |
 The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.), also called castor bean plant or castor... Read more |
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Livestock is key to 377 million people in West Africa and in some countries, up to 60% of the population is involved in livestock production. The demand for animal products is increasing with population growth, urbanization, growing middle class, and due to shifting consumer preferences towards animal products. To meet this growing demand, countries in West Africa must engage in accelerated sustainable livestock production undertaking. Livestock development is key to eradicate hunger and poverty. This book attempts to provide up-to-date, and reliable information on the potentials, opportunities, and challenges of the livestock subsector in West Africa.
This document provides a state-of-the-art review of the recent research (published and unpublished) on the use of pulses and their by-products as animal feed. It aims at raising awareness on the use of pulses and their by-products. It highlights the nutritional role of pulses and pulse by-products as animal feed and is a contribution to the legacy of the 2016 International Year of Pulses. This document will further enhance the use of these feed resources in other continents, besides Asia, where many pulse by-products are simply dumped. It is also expected that the synthesis presented contributes to make the use of pulses and their by-products as animal feed more efficient. This document will be useful for extension workers, researchers, feed industry, policy-makers and donors alike.
Open access document. This paper puts forward a case for formulation of a regional animal feed action plan (RAFAP) and highlights its potential benefits.
