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An assessment of the mineral supply to dairy cows fed mixed diets
Abate, A (University of Nairobi, 1994)In on-farm trials in Kenya, a total of 18 lactating cows were fed for 3 months on various types of fodder, pasture and concentrate in zero-grazing, semi zero-grazing and grazing systems of smallholder milk production. ... -
Cattle, goats, sheep and camel production on the range: the Kenya experience
Abate, A; Wakhungu, JW; Said, AM (University of Nairobi, 1995)A discussion. Rangelands sustain about 76% of the total population of cattle, goats, sheep and camels in Kenya. The animals are owned mostly by nomads. The main activity in the region, pastoralism, is sustainable through ... -
Chemical composition, digestibility, and intake of Kenyan feedstuffs by ruminants. A review.
Abate, A; Kayongo-Male, H; Abate, AN; Wachira, JD (University of Nairobi, 1984) -
Coffee pulp: some indices of nutritional importance.
Abate, A (University of Nairobi, 1988)Coffee pulp contained metabolizable energy 11 MJ/kg DM, a value that is about double that in grasses and 75% that in cereal grains. The high percentage of hulls in the pulp lowered its nutritive value as hulls were high ... -
Dry matter degradability of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
Kariuki, J. N; Wanyoike, M. M; Abate, A (1993) -
Dry Matter, Protein, Energy And Fibre Intake By Dairy Heifers Grazing A Rhodes Grass (Chloris Gayana) Pasture
Abate, A; Kayongo-Male, H; Karue, CN (University of Nairobi, 1981-03)Dry matter (DM), protein, energy and fibre (ADF) intakes of Friesian and Ayrshire dairy heifers grazing a Rhodes grass pasture in Central Kenya were studied by indicator techniques for ten 22-day periods, each comprising ... -
Effect of feeding system on adequacy of diet minerals for lactating cows
Abate, A; Abate, AN (University of Nairobi, 1993)To what extent different sources of feed cover the mineral requirements of lactating cows in the absence of mineral supplementation was studied. Lactating Friesians, Ayrshires and their crosses with zebu were used in 90-day ... -
Effect of treatment with formaldehyde and formic acid on immunoglobulin content of stored bovine colostrum
Mbuthia, E W; Klobasa, F; Gachuiri, C K; Abate, A (Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1997)Colostrum was collected from the first postpartum milking of German Black Pied cows. Four independent pools of colostrum were made and the following preservation methods replicated in each pool, viz. formaldehyde treatment, ... -
Metabolizable energy requirements for maintenance of Kenyan goats
Abate, A (University of Nairobi, 1989)Twenty goats, aged 7 months and weighing between 13 and 18 kg, were given diets containing 0, 20, 40 and 60% coffee pulp and hay ad libitum for 20 weeks. Metabolizable energy (ME) intake was estimated in vitro during 12- ... -
Net energy for gain (NE gain) of cassava tops
Kategile, JA; Mngulwi, JGJ; Abate, A (University of Nairobi, 1988-05)The digestibility, and effect on voluntary feed intake, of various forms of cassava tops were determined. For 70 days, 15 entire lambs subdivided into 3 treatment groups, were then fed a basal maintenance ration of Chloris ... -
Performance of Sahiwal calves fed on colostrum preserved by different methods.
Mbuthia, EW; Gachuiri, CK; Abate, A; Kiragu, J; Karioki, DI (University of Nairobi, 1998)Colostrum preserved by 5 different methods was fed to 35 preweaning Sahiwal and Sahiwal crossbred calves from 6-30-days-old for a period of 4 weeks. Seven control calves were fed whole milk (WM). Colostrum was treated with ... -
The role of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) marc in livestock nutrition - a review.
Kayongo-Male, H; Abate, A (University of Nairobi, 1989)This review concludes that pyrethrum marc has more potential as a livestock feed than most crop residues or agro-industrial byproducts. When fed at not more than 50% of total diet to sheep and dairy cows pyrethrum marc ... -
Wet season nutrient supply to lactating grade animals managed under different production systems
Abate, A; Abate, AN (University of Nairobi, 1991)A study was made of several forage and concentrate systems in the areas in Kenya where cattle with high genetic potential are kept, to ascertain the type and quality of feed given to lactating cows by small-scale dairy ...