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Predicting the nutritive value of tree fodder: consistency and complementarity between assessments made by Nepalese, smallholder farmers and by laboratory techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

P.J. Thorne ,
D.H. Walker ,
D.B. Subba ,
C.D. Wood ,
F.L. Sinclair  and
B.L. Thapa
P.J. Thorne
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom
D.H. Walker
Affiliation:
CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, Davies Laboratory, PMB PO, Aitkenvale QLD 4814, Australia
D.B. Subba
Affiliation:
Pakhribas Agricultural Centre, BAPSO, PO Box 106, Lainchaur, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
C.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom
F.L. Sinclair
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom
B.L. Thapa
Affiliation:
CARE International, PO Box 1661, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tree fodder is a vital dry season feed resource, used to supplement crop residues, on smallholdings in Nepal and other parts of the Himalaya. Farmers have a detailed and effective knowledge of the nutritive value of different types of tree fodder and the factors affecting this (Rusten and Gold, 1991; Thapa et al, in review). However, the implications of this knowledge for planning research to develop fodder resources and feeding strategies or for the effective delivery of research results to farmers are unclear. The study described here assessed the consistency between analytical indicators and farmers' perceptions of the nutritive value of tree fodder. The potential for using information from these two sources, in a complementary manner, to improve the focus of nutritive value assessment on farmers' needs was also examined.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 201
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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