Nigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone

dc.creatorMohamed-Saleem, M.A.
dc.creatorSuleiman, H.
dc.date1986
dc.date2013-05-06T07:01:02Z
dc.date2013-05-06T07:01:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:53:31Z
dc.descriptionPresents results of trials conducted by ILCAs' subhumid zone team on dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone of West Africa. Discusses fodder bank development for pastoralists, constraints to fodder bank development, pastoralists' adoption and perception of fodder banks, and long term prospects for fodder banks. Includes data on yield and quality of a stylosantes g. fodder bank, effect of different land preparation and seed treatment methods on stand count of stylo, and yield & stylo composition of fodder banks.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/28631
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/136274
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceFAO World Animal Review;no. 59: 11-17
dc.subjectsubhumid zones
dc.subjectcattle
dc.subjectfodder bank
dc.subjectdry season
dc.subjectsupplementary feeding
dc.subjecttraditional farming
dc.subjectstylosanthes guianensis
dc.subjectherbage yield
dc.titleNigeria and West Africa: Fodder banks. Dry-season feed supplementation for traditionally managed cattle in the subhumid zone
dc.typeJournal Article

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