Feed resources for ruminants in smallholder farming systems in Southeast Asia

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dc.creatorPezo, Danilo A.
dc.creatorLanting, E.F.
dc.creatorChee, W.C.
dc.creatorKerridge, Peter C.
dc.date2000
dc.date2014-10-31T06:09:21Z
dc.date2014-10-31T06:09:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:49:58Z
dc.descriptionThe demand for meat and milk in Southeast Asia has almost doubled in the past two decades, and this trend is expected to continue in following years. There is a need to enhance productivity in the prevalent smallholder crop animal systems, in order to match these increases in demand without jeopardising the natural resource base. Some estimates suggest that available roughages may be enough to sustain the actual livestock population, but better quality and high yielding improved forages, and other nutritional options are needed to ensure more efficient use of available roughages. Current options for improving the efficiency of feeding systems in smallholder livestock farms include: a) appropriate budgeting of available feed resources; b) greater use of improved forages; c) supplementation of low quality feed resources; and d) treatment of crop residues. Research on genetic improvement of crop residues and the manipulation of rumen microbial populations should provide new options for the medium to long term.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/50541
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/134474
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.subjectfeed resources
dc.subjectruminants
dc.subjectsmall farms
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjectproduction systems
dc.subjectfeeding systems
dc.subjectfeed intake
dc.subjectdigestibility
dc.subjectbody weight
dc.subjectcrop residues
dc.subjectroughage
dc.subjectproximate composition
dc.titleFeed resources for ruminants in smallholder farming systems in Southeast Asia
dc.typeConference Paper

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