{"title":"Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments","authors":"Shigdaf Mekuriaw, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Toshiyoshi Ichinohe, Firew Tegegne, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Assaminew Tassew, Yeshambel Mekuriaw, Misganaw Walie Belete, Seid Ali, Mitsuru Tsubo, Toshiya Okuro, Derege Meshesha, Getu Abebe","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2228840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2228840","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe aim of this study was to select and evaluate promising potential indigenous fodder trees and shrubs (IFTS) as supplemental feeds for ruminant animals. Through interviews with farmers and field inventories, 107 IFTS species were identified as ruminant feeds, from which 37 potential IFTS species were selected. The chemical composition and anti-nutritional factors of the selected IFTS were analysed. Among the 37 selected IFTS species, crude protein (CP) ranged from 83.3 to 230.5 (mean, 134.3) g kg−1 dry matter (DM); CP was greater than 80 g kg−1 DM in all selected species. Condensed tannin (CT) content varied from 2.57 to 210.91 g kg−1 (p < 0.05) among the selected species, of which 72% had < 40 g kg−1 DM, an amount that is tolerable for ruminants. Farmers’ preferences and the nutritive value of the selected fodder species were positively correlated (p < 0.05) for CP (0.61), organic matter digestibility (0.303) and metabolisable energy (0.25). Farmers’ preference ranking and the nutritive value of the plants were considered to select the top 14 IFTS, all of which had CP > 110 g kg−1, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) < 350 g kg−1, and CT < 40 g kg−1. Thus, the selected potential IFTS need further evaluation for their agronomic practice, biomass production and animal performance.Keywords: dry seasonfarmers’ preferenceindigenous fodderruminant animalssupplementary feed","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"173 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135351174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lívia Raymundo Irigoyen, C. Poli, G. Corrêa, J. F. Tontini, I. López, Joseane Da silva
{"title":"Herbage intake and performance of grazing lambs in tropical erect grass pastures maintained at different heights","authors":"Lívia Raymundo Irigoyen, C. Poli, G. Corrêa, J. F. Tontini, I. López, Joseane Da silva","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2221701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2221701","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88103104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Onesmo Damian Ngenzi, P. Ruvuga, G. Msalya, D. Maleko
{"title":"Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania","authors":"Onesmo Damian Ngenzi, P. Ruvuga, G. Msalya, D. Maleko","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2219700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2219700","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76251426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasonal distribution of livestock in Samburu county, northern Kenya: a response to variable pasture and water in semi-arid rangelands","authors":"GL Lelenguyah, MM Nyangito, OV Wasonga, R. Bett","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2210611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2210611","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"1688 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86519264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The recent fire regimes of Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga national parks, Angola","authors":"W. Nieman","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2208626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2208626","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"235 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75748856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biostimulant effects on the herbage yield and nutritive composition of a mixed ryegrass–clover pasture","authors":"J. de Beer, Paul Swanepoel, JH Van Zyl, L. Steyn","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2208612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2208612","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87557933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. B. Sales-Silva, Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos, Osniel Faria de Oliveira, P. H. F. Silva, A. Mello, Evaristo Jorge Oliveira de Souza, M. V. Cunha
{"title":"Does the presence of tall or dwarf elephant grass genotypes change the nutritive value of butterfly pea in grass–legume intercrops?","authors":"T. B. Sales-Silva, Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos, Osniel Faria de Oliveira, P. H. F. Silva, A. Mello, Evaristo Jorge Oliveira de Souza, M. V. Cunha","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2205460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2205460","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72961958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ekologiese restourasie in Namakwaland: ’n praktiese gids","authors":"Suzanne Milton","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2208642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2208642","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"6 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72390177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drought release and post-drought changes in herbaceous compositionand diversity in two land uses subjected to selective bush control in asemi-arid Kalahari savanna","authors":"N. van Staden, A. Marquart, K. Kellner","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2023.2197624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2023.2197624","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86304733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantifying the effect of chemical bush control of Senegalia mellifera on vegetation production in the Eastern Kalahari Bushveld, South Africa","authors":"CJ Harmse, A. De Ath, K. Kellner","doi":"10.2989/10220119.2022.2162125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2022.2162125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50841,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Range & Forage Science","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74165130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}