Effect of seasonality on feed availability, quality and herd performance on smallholder farms in Ol-Joro-Orok location/Nyandarua District, Kenya



Document title: Effect of seasonality on feed availability, quality and herd performance on smallholder farms in Ol-Joro-Orok location/Nyandarua District, Kenya
Journal: Tropical and subtropical agroecosystems
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000269076
ISSN: 1870-0462
Authors: 1
2

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Institutions: 1Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Animal Husbandry Research Centre, Nairobi. Kenia
2Yangzhou University, Yangzhou. China
3Egerton University, Njoro. Kenia
Year:
Season: Ago
Volumen: 6
Number: 2
Pages: 87-93
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Estadística o encuesta
Approach: Analítico
Spanish abstract Se concluye que la estacionalidad tiene una fuerte influencia sobre la disponibilidad y calidad de los alimentos y por consecuencia en el desempeño de los animals en Nyandarua
English abstract In order to increase ruminant performance on these farms, deliberate efforts should be made to improve feed quality and utilization efficiency, particularly in dry season
Disciplines: Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia
Keyword: Zootecnia,
Estacionalidad,
Productividad,
Ganadería,
Kenia,
Calidad
Keyword: Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry,
Animal husbandry,
Seasonality,
Productivity,
Livestock,
Kenya,
Quality
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