Value of a forage legume component in summer beef fattening systems in Malawi
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International Livestock Centre for Africa
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A study conducted to investigate the beef production potential of a Rhodes grass pasture fertilized with inorganic N and grown in association with D. Uncinatum. Includes data on dry matter yields of pure and mixed pastures (Rhodes + Desmodium), soil N status before and after three seasons of treatment, and liveiweight gains per ha and number of grazing days/season.
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malawi, beef cattle, fattening, feed legumes, chloris gayana, nutritive value, desmodium uncinatum, herbage yield, nitrogen fertilizers, heifers, mixed pastures, graziang, live weight