Livestock production is critical to food security and rural livelihoods across Southern Africa.
Despite progress in livestock science research in recent years, the seasonal availability and …

The objective of the review was to assess the potential of indigenous browse trees as
sustainable feed supplement in the form of silage for captive wild ungulates. Several …

In semi-arid regions, browse plant species are used as feed and for medicinal purposes for
both animals and humans. The limitation of the utilization of these species to medicinal …

Rangelands of Tunisia show a great indigenous species diversity with considerable
potential as forage for livestock. However, information on their fodder yield and quality is …

Background Evaluations of available camel feed nutritive value are relevant to generate
evidence on further camel feed improvements and find out the components to be …

Livestock is a critical resource to improve income and household livelihoods in many rural
areas. To date, very few studies have investigated farmers' local knowledge on plants used …

Current efforts to control and possibly eradicate the highly contagious and economically
important Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana are hampered by numerous …

Globally, plants serve as an important primary source of livelihood, mainly in rural
communities. Food and health security are increasingly a concern in developed and …

Seed coat-imposed dormancy in seeds of the leguminous forage Leucaena leucocephala is
an important impediment to rapid, uniform and high germination rates. Thus to test the …

Leaves and twigs from woody plants provide essential nutrients to range animals. We
examined variation in the mineral status of 26 woody species, and the influence of …