Research on urinary excretion of purine derivatives in ruminants: past, present and future

XB Chen, ER Ørskov - Estimation of microbial protein supply in ruminants …, 2004 - Springer
Research on urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PD), namely allantoin, uric acid,
xanthine and hypoxanthine, in ruminants have been carried out with an objective to use the …

Southern African pasture and forage science entering the 21st century: past to present

WF Truter, PR Botha, CS Dannhauser… - African Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Given the global challenges of mitigating and alleviating land degradation and ensuring
food security, particularly through protein production, pasture and forage science together …

Intake, digestibility, and nitrogen retention by sheep supplemented with warm-season legume hays or soybean meal

JL Foster, AT Adesogan, JN Carter… - Journal of Animal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The increasing cost of feed supplements necessitates evaluation of alternatives for ruminant
livestock grazing poor quality warm-season grasses. This study determined how …

Bio-functional legumes with nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses

B Morris - Economic botany, 2003 - Springer
To help or prevent certain health problems and adequately feed people, there is a need for
added contributions from legumes. Legumes produce primary and secondary metabolites …

Intensification of conservation agriculture systems for increased livestock feed and maize production in Zimbabwe

W Mupangwa, C Thierfelder - International Journal of Agricultural …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Livestock and crops are key components of mixed farming systems and are a source of
household food and income. However, mixed farming systems face livestock feed shortages …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of Moringa oleifera, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala-based multinutrient blocks as feed supplements for sheep in South Western …

MK Adegun, PA Aye, FAS Dairo - Agriculture and Biology Journal …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Moringa oleifera has not found much use as human food and feed for ruminants compared
to other known fodder trees in South-Western Nigeria. Feed blocks were made using 30 …

Effects of supplementation of Panicum maximum with four herbaceous forage legumes on performance, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance in West African …

FT Ajayi, OJ Babayemi, AA Taiwo - Animal Science Journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of supplementing a basal diet of guineagrass (Panicum maximum cv Ntchisi)(diet
5) with Stylosanthes guianensis (diet 1), Lablab purpureus (diet 2), Aeschynomene histrix …

Intake and digestion of wethers fed with dwarf elephant grass hay with or without the inclusion of peanut hay

MA Schnaider, HMN Ribeiro-Filho… - Tropical animal health …, 2014 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of peanut (Arachis pintoi cv.
Amarillo) hay in diets based on dwarf elephant grass (DEG, Pennisetum purpureum Schum …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of feeding corn-lablab bean mixture silages on nutrient apparent digestibility and performance of dairy cows

Y Qu, W Jiang, G Yin, C Wei, J Bao - Asian-Australasian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study estimated the fermentation characteristics and nutrient value of corn-lablab bean
mixture silages relative to corn silages. The effects of feeding corn-lablab bean mixture …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of supplementation with graded levels of lablab (Lablab purpureus) hay on feed intake, digestibility, live weight change and carcass characteristics of …

K Shibeshi, Y Tesfaye… - Livestock Research for …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of graded levels of lablab
supplementation of tef straw on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, body weight gain and …