Livestock production in China is increasing to meet demands for animal products, but is
limited by feed resources. To explore additional forage options in north-west China, the …

Substantial initiatives are occurring in developing countries to integrate forage crops into
crop–livestock systems to improve farmer livelihoods and reduce soil erosion. In particular …

Increasing demand for livestock products is driving development of livestock systems
worldwide. That requires improved and new forage production options. The Loess Plateau …

Physical removal treatments (such as clipping, pulling, and digging) are widely used to
control invasive plants. The total biomass removed by each treatment is the severity of …

The optimal determination of seeding rate is critical to minimizing uncertainties about the
large variations observed in forage quality and productivity when alfalfa is cultivated under …

Context In developing countries there is a preference to grow food crops rather than forage.
However, suitable food–fodder based systems ensure year-round green fodder availability …

Small mixed farming systems in developing economies often rely on compensatory growth
to recover livestock weight lost during seasonal feed shortages; however, deficit feed …

Cutting management has been identified as a critical factor in the alfalfa production systems
because it has a significant impact on maximizing yield and maintaining the forage quality …

Socioeconomic and agro-ecological circumstances often compel smallholder livestock
farmers in the developing world to maintain livestock over winter, and this can incur …

Increasing the productivity of mixed forage and livestock farming systems is an important
pathway for the improvement of rural livelihoods in developing economies, however …