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Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African Savannah Zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. M. Powell
J. M. Powell
Affiliation:
International Livestock Center for Africa, Subhumid Programme, P.M.B. 2248, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Crop residues, consisting of cereal stovers and hays made from the vegetative parts of grain legumes, are important dry-season feeds for ruminant livestock in the Savannah Zone of West Africa (van Raay, 1975; McCown, Haaland & de Haan, 1979; Jahnke, 1982). With the increasing demand on land to produce more crops and animal products, traditional systems are under pressure. There is need for a reliable means to quantify the supply of feed from various sources and to monitor the type, quantity and quality of crop residue available to livestock.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , December 1984 , pp. 695 - 698
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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