Potential use of crop residues as livestock feed resources under smallholder farmers conditions in bale highlands of ethiopia 

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Solomon Melaku ; Alemu Yami ;Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 2008, 8 (1)
Autor: Solomon Bogale
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Bogale, Solomon; Melaku, Solomon; Yami, Alemu
Potential use of crop residues as livestock feed resources under smallholder farmers conditions in bale
highlands of ethiopia
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, vol.
8, núm.
1, 2008, pp.
107-114
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Mérida, Yucatán, México
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SHORT NOTE [NOTA CORTA]
Tropical and
Subtropical
Agroecosystems
POTENTIAL USE OF CROP RESIDUES AS LIVESTOCK FEED
RESOURCES UNDER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS CONDITIONS IN BALE
HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA
[POTENCIAL DE LOS RESIDUOS DE COSECHA COMO ALIMENTO PARA
RUMIANTES BAJO CONDICIONES DE PEQUEÑOS PRODUCTORES EN
ETIOPÍA]
Solomon Bogale1, Solomon Melaku2* and Alemu Yami3
1
Sinana Agricultural Research Center, P.O.
Box 208, Bale Robe, Ethiopia
2
Dept.
Animal Sciences, Haramaya University,
P.O.
Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
E-mail: solmelay@yahoo.com
3
Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, P .O.
Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
*Corresponding author
SUMMARY
RESUMEN
The study was conducted in Sinana Dinsho district of
Bale Highlands, which has bimodal (Sinana sub
district) and mono modal (Dinsho sub district) rainfall
patterns.
Data on available crop residues and feeding
practices in the district were obtained in a baseline
survey involving 195 farmers to generate information
on the importance of crop residues available for
animal feeding in the district.
Nutrient content of
major crop residues of wheat, barley, emmer wheat,
linseed, field pea, faba bean...