Treating livestock feeds with urea increases nutritional value
Farmers who treat livestock feeds with urea increase the nutritional value of their crop residues two times more than those who do not, a research
Farmers who treat livestock feeds with urea increase the nutritional value of their crop residues two times more than those who do not, a research
According to a recently released ‘Cowpea Livestock Feed’ factsheet by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), cowpea is a dual-purpose, fast-growing, annual legume suitable for
A veterinary officer in Mwingi, Eastern Kenya is training farmers in the arid area to mitigate against changes in weather through pasture preservation technology with
Farmers have been encouraged to plant hairy vetch not just for livestock consumption but also for a number of purposes that include nitrogen fixation into
Research has shown that smallholder farmers can increase milk yields for their animals by feeding them on a mixture of Napier grass and Desmodium. Napier
Brookside Dairy has begun the distribution of Super Napier Grass (Pakchong 1) planting material to its network of farmers in high milk-producing regions in an
As the cost of feeds increases over drier months, some farmers escaped the harsh weather with brachiaria grass, which has shown tolerance to drought. Homa
A Nyandarua County farmer has maintained milk production with hay and silage, which he harvests and prepares at his farm in Kinangop. Joseph Mbugua converts
Farmers can boost their livestock’s nutritional content by up to 60 per cent by growing various sets of easy-to-grow shrub feeds, unlike the less productive
Farmers growing fodder sorghum can double livestock milk production than those stuck to low-yielding and disease-susceptible Napier grass. Besides doing well in low rainfall areas,
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