| Autor: |
Solomon Mwendia, An Notenbaert, Beatus Nzogela, Angello Mwilawa |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 195-203 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2346-3775 |
| DOI: |
10.17138/tgft(10)195-203 |
| Popis: |
Animal genetics, management, diseases, feeds and environment affect milk production in cattle. Feed is the most important and when addressed, cattle show immediate responses. In sub-Saharan Africa, livestock productivity is low largely due to use of low-quality crop residues and natural pastures, often poor in key nutrients for animal performance. In an 8-week on-farm feeding trial with farmers’ participation, milk production under farmers’ practice (FP) was compared with the use of improved Urochloa hybrid cultivar ‘Cobra’ hay (Cobra hay) as an intervention (IN). A crossover design with each cow undergoing FP and IN phases was used. For the initial 2 weeks, the experiment followed FP before shifting to 50-50 FP/IN in week 3 and 100% IN in week 4 and 5, followed by 50-50 FP/IN in week six and 100% FP in week 7 and 8. Milk production increased by 15 % under IN and was associated with better feed utilization efficiency of 2 kg DM Cobra hay/L of milk. The use of Cobra hay has potential to increase dairy productivity in Tanzania and other similar tropical ecologies and contexts in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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