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Sodium hydroxide and amonnia-treated maize stover as a roughage supplement to sheep and beef feedlot cattle.
(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.
(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 ...
Past and current trends of pasture research in Kenya.
(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.
Forage intake by goats and sheep on semi-arid to arid pastures in northern Kenya.
(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 ...
Evaluation of the nutritive value of forages
(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 ...