Behaviour of goats, sheep and cattle and their selection of browse species on natural pasture in a Sahelian area

HO Sanon, C Kaboré-Zoungrana, I Ledin - Small ruminant research, 2007 - Elsevier
A study was conducted in the Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso of the behaviour of cattle,
sheep and goats on natural pasture and their preference for browse species. Concurrently, a …

The nutritional feed gap: Seasonal variations in ruminant nutrition and knowledge gaps in relation to food security in Southern Africa

AS Cooke, H Machekano, LC Gwiriri, JHI Tinsley… - Food Security, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Opportunities to improve goat production and food security in Botswana through forage nutrition and the use of supplemental feeds

AS Cooke, H Machekano, J Ventura-Cordero… - Food Security, 2024 - Springer
Goats fulfil a central role in food and nutritional security across Africa with over half of
households owning or rearing goats in rural areas. However, goat performance is poor and …

Seasonal dynamics of forage nutrition in smallholder goat production systems in Malawi

AS Cooke, W Mvula, P Nalivata… - African Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Forage and browse are a valuable natural resource in Malawi that can be used to support
livestock production which, in turn, can contribute towards delivering income and nutrition to …

[PDF][PDF] Dietary overlap of wild ungulate Cuvier's gazelle with livestock (sheep and goats) in Djebel Messaâd Forest, Algeria

N Benamor, F Bounaceur, S Aulagnier - Russian Journal of …, 2021 - zmmu.msu.ru
Studying the dietary habits of wild animals is essential for the efficient wildlife management.
This paper presents the results of dietary overlap of Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) and …

Diurnal behavior and distribution patterns of Kiko wethers and Katahdin rams in woodlands with different vegetation heights during fall

S Bhattrai, U Karki, S Poudel, W McElhenney… - Agroforestry …, 2020 - Springer
Meat-type goats and sheep are common small ruminants in the southeast USA, where a vast
coverage of woodland (61%) presents a huge potential for supporting small ruminant …

Communal rangelands in northern and central Namibia: The grazing and browsing resources and their users

U Schneiderat - 2011 - jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de
The models and methods to detect carrying capacity in Southern Africa have not been
tailored to communally managed rangelands. This study, carried out in the context of the …

Efecto año y suplementación estratégica en la productividad de rodeos caprinos del oeste de la provincia de La Pampa

ID Kotani - … Revista Académica de Investigación, Docencia y …, 2019 - cerac.unlpam.edu.ar
El objeto del trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de la suplementación estratégica en los rodeos
caprinos del oeste pampeano. El análisis se realizó en base a datos del stock de animales y …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of acacia species leaf meal inclusion on methane emission and productivity of yearling male boer goats fed an avena sativa hay-based diet

RM Mathobela - 2018 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT A study was done to determine the effect of Acacia (A.) karroo, A. tortilis or A.
nilotica leaf meal inclusion in a diet on methane emission and productivity of yearling male …

Calidad forrajera de algunos arbustos consumidas por el ganado caprino, en la Meseta central de Mendoza

P Dayenoff - Revista Científica Investigación, Ciencia y …, 2016 - revistas.umaza.edu.ar
El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la calidad forrajera de algunos arbustos de la
Meseta Central del sur de Mendoza, que participan en la ingesta del ganado caprino y …