Nineteen tanniferous browse plants were collected from South Africa to investigate their
digestibility, gas production (GP) characteristics and methane production. Fresh samples …

BACKGROUND The growing food‐feed‐fuel competition, declining availability of traditional
feeds, higher prices, and the urgent need to provide long‐term sustainability for animal …

Combining sweet sorghum (SS) with alfalfa for ensiling has the potential to make a high-
quality silage with relatively a better nutrient balance. However, the existing data are …

Combining sweet sorghum (SS) with alfalfa (AF) for ensiling has the potential to improve the
nutritive value and fermentation characteristics of resultant silages. However, the optimal …

(1) Background: Hydroponic forage plays an increasingly important role in animal breeding
during winter and spring in arid and cold regions due to its rich nutrient and good …

Anaerobic fungus–methanogen co-cultures from rumen liquids and faeces can degrade
lignocellulose efficiently. In this study, 31 fungus–methanogen co-cultures were first …

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 …

In order to identify the most promising browse species for sustaining goat production, the
nutritional characteristics of leaves of trees and shrubs and their use in farmers' feeding …

Aim: The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of the addition of tannin
extract to Moringa and Indigofera leaf silages on their chemical composition, silage quality …

The objective of this work was to evaluate the pH, chemical composition, minerals, vitamins,
and in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics of silage prepared with lucerne, sweet maize …