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If you are a Feedipedia reader, you know that improving feeding is key to successful livestock farming.
In a recent blog post, our colleague Alan Duncan from ILRI also explains why livestock feeding is so important and how the FEAST tool helps farmers to optimize livestock feeding.
Read the post here: www.ilri.org/feed-assessment-tool-feast
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 Feather meal results from the processing of the feathers obtained after poultry... Read more |
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 Foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) is one of the oldest cultivated... Read more |
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 Apple pomace (Malus domestica Borkh.) is the solid residue that remains after... Read more |
 Argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) is a thorny tree from the arid and semi-arid... Read more |
 Soybean meal is the most important protein source used to feed farm animals. It... Read more |
 Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris L.) is a biennial plant... Read more |
 Sugarbeet pulp is the fibrous, energy rich by-product resulting from the water extraction... 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 |
 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 |
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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.
