Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "nutrition"

Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "nutrition"

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  • Forage value of vegetative leaf and stem biomass fractions of selected grasses indigenous to African rangelands 
    Mganga, Kevin Z.; Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Wambua, Stephen; Bosma, Luwieke; Kaindi, Eric M.; Kioko, Theophilus; Kadenyi, Nancy; Musyoki, Gilbert K.; teenbergen, Frank van S; Musimba, Nashon K. R. (CSIRO Publishing, 2021-05-25)
    Context: Rangeland grasses native to Africa constitute the main diet for free-ranging livestock and wild herbivores. Leaf:stem ratio is a key characteristic used for assessing quality of forages. However, studies to determine ...
  • Levels and causes of household food and nutrition insecurity in dryland Kenya 
    Nyariki, Dickson M.; Wiggins, S. L.; Imungi, J. K. (Taylor & Francis, 2002)
    Ensuring food and nutrition security in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa is a critical challenge. Often, information on the level of insecurity is either scanty or unavailable. This paper looks at food and nutrition ...
  • Ytterbium-Labeled Forage as a Marker for Estimation of Cattle Fecal Output 
    Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Galyean, M. L.; Holechek, J. L.; Pieper, R. D. (Allen Press and Society for Range Management, 1987-09)
    This study evaluated the accuracy of a once daily dose of ytter- bium (Yb)-labeled forage as a marker to estimate fecal output of cattle grazing at the National Range Research Station, Kiboko, Kenya. Ytterbium-labeled ...

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