[HTML][HTML] Effects of altitude and harvesting dates on morphological characteristics, yield and nutritive value of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.) in Ethiopia

B Asmare, S Demeke, T Tolemariam, F Tegegne… - Agriculture and Natural …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of altitude and harvesting period on the performance of desho grass were
evaluated in Ethiopia. A factorial arrangement of treatments was employed with a …

Effect of the addition of Enterolobium cyclocarpum pods and Gliricidia sepium forage to Brachiaria brizantha on dry matter degradation, volatile fatty acid …

IC Molina-Botero, J Mazabel, J Arceo-Castillo… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2020 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to determine the in vitro fermentation and methane (CH 4)
production in the grass Brachiaria brizantha (B) alone or when mixed with Gliricidia sepium …

Effects of elevation and season on nutrient composition of leaves and green pods of Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera

A Melesse, H Steingass, J Boguhn… - Agroforestry …, 2012 - Springer
Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera are multipurpose trees widely grown in the tropics
and sub-tropics. The aim of this study was to investigate the variability in nutritive values of …

Chemical composition and in vitro total gas and methane production of forage species from the Mid Rift Valley grasslands of Ethiopia

M Bezabih, WF Pellikaan, A Tolera… - Grass and Forage …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing interest in sustainable land use in the tropics to optimize animal
production while also reducing methane (CH 4) emissions, but information on nutritive value …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative assessment on chemical compositions and feeding values of leaves of Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera using in vitro gas production …

A Melesse - Ethiopian Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2011 - ejhs.ju.edu.et
Evaluating the nutritional value of indigenous shrubs, trees and browse plants is important in
Ethiopian situation where availability and quality of forages severely limited during long and …

In vitro gas production and dry matter degradation of four browse leaves using cattle, sheep and goat inocula

RY Aderinboye, AO Akinlolu… - Slovak Journal of …, 2016 - office.sjas-journal.org
The effects of rumen inoculum from Bunaji cattle, West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep and WAD
goat on the in vitro gas production and dry matter (DM) degradation of Moringa oleifera …

Nutrient compositions and in vitro methane production profiles of leaves and whole pods of twelve tropical multipurpose tree species cultivated in Ethiopia

A Melesse, H Steingass, M Schollenberger… - Agroforestry …, 2019 - Springer
A screening study was conducted to investigate the nutrient composition, anti-nutritional
factors, in vitro gas (GP) and methane (CH 4) production of leaves and whole pods in …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of the agronomic, utilization, nutritive and feeding value of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum)

B Asmare - 2016 - cgspace.cgiar.org
This study comprised of field survey, agronomic trial, laboratory and animal evaluation of
desho grass. A total of 240 households (hh) were involved in the field survey conducted to …

Potential of indigenous legume fodder tree and shrubs to animal feed and mitigation of methane emission in the semi‐humid condition of southern Ethiopia

G Abraham, Y Kechero, D Andualem - Legume Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study was conducted to investigate the in vitro gas production characteristics and
methane (CH4) emission potential of indigenous legume fodder trees and shrubs (ILFTS) …

In vitro ruminal-microbial fermentation pattern: nutritional insights about some agricultural crop mesocarps (peel) in ruminant nutrition

M Kazemi - AMB Express, 2023 - Springer
Different agricultural crop wastes (ACW) such as mesocarps (peel) are annually produced
after consuming their edible parts in the world without any scientific information about their …