| Autor: |
Mwendia SW; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya. mwendia2007@gmail.com., Mwungu CM; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya., Ng'ang'a SK; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance National Agricultural Research Laboratories- Kawanda, P.O. Box 6247, Kampala, Uganda., Njenga D; International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya., Notenbaert A; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2018 Jun; Vol. 50 (5), pp. 1051-1057. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 09. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s11250-018-1529-3 |
| Abstrakt: |
Despite the significant livestock contribution to households' nutrition and incomes in many African smallholder farms, milk productivity remains low. Inadequate feeding is the main reason for the underperformance. To contribute towards addressing this, an on-farm feeding trial was undertaken in Ol-joro-Orok Central Kenya. A feed basket using oat (Avena sativa) cv Conway and vetch (Vicia villosa) was compared to farmers practice. Milk production (kg) and quality parameters, including butterfat, protein, lactose, and density, were monitored, and cost-benefit analysis (CBA) undertaken. Feeding both oat and vetch increased milk production by 21% (morning) and 18%, (evening), equivalent to 1.4 kg/day. Increases (%) in quality were butter fat (18.2), solid-non-fat (16.5), lactose (16.2), and protein (16.1). Concomitantly, the CBA returned positive results, supporting the hypothesis of economic advantage in using oat and vetch in milk production in the area, and possibly in other similar areas. |
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