Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Said, AN"
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Evaluation of feeds - some results from the study of the nutritive value of Kenyan grasses and fodder crops.
Said, AN (University of Nairobi, 1976)CP and DCP contents, DM intake and OM digestibility of 3 regrowth stages of Kikuyu grass, Rhodes grass, Cynodon dactylon, Setaria sphacelata, Napier grass and Desmodium uncinatum and sweet potato vines, each at the flowering ... -
Evaluation of the nutritive value of forages
Said, AN; Yilala, K (University of Nairobi, 1985)The relationship between carbohydrate and protein digestion and metabolism and forage evaluation is discussed. The carbohydrate contents of several grasses and legumes are presented with their apparent digestibilities in ... -
Forage intake by goats and sheep on semi-arid to arid pastures in northern Kenya.
Schwartz, HJ; Herlocker, DJ; Said, AN (University of Nairobi, 1984)Feeding behaviour of Somali Blackhead sheep and Small East African goats was observed twice monthly for 2 years. The pasture was Acacia tortilis woodland with a dwarf shrub layer dominated by Duosperma eremophilum. Mean ... -
Improving ruminant livestock production in sedentary smallholder farming systems in Kenya
Badamana, MS; Said, AN; Wanyoike, MM; Abate, A (University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 1990)Abstract Not Available -
Past and current trends of pasture research in Kenya.
Said, AN (University of Nairobi, 1985)Agricultural production systems in Kenya and pasture research up to the 1970s and the present are discussed, and current research is described. Future research priorities are outlined. -
Sodium hydroxide and amonnia-treated maize stover as a roughage supplement to sheep and beef feedlot cattle.
Said, AN (University of Nairobi, 1981)Trials on wether sheep fed sodium hydroxide-treated maize stover and untreated Rhodes grass hay and on Boran steers fed ammonia-treated maize stover and Rhodes grass hay indicated that sodium hydroxide-treated stover had ... -
The utilization of ammonia-treated maize cobs and maize stover by sheep in Kenya.
Tubei, SK; Said, AN (University of Nairobi, 1981)Nutrient intake and digestibility of untreated and ammonia-treated maize cob meal and maize stover by sheep are tabulated. Treatment increased DM and OM intake and in vivo digestibility of both cobs and stover. Daily ...