The aim of this study was to determine effects of supplementing medicated Prosopis juliflora-based feed blocks on feed intake, daily weight gains and antihelmintic control potential in sheep. Twelve red maasai weaner lambs, 4 months old, with an average initial live weight of 10 kg (±2.3) were used ...

Prosopis juliflora is an invasive species steadily affecting dryland rangelands of East Africa. This study tried to develop an economic utilization of the species by determining the level of replacement of commercial concentrate by dried ground Prosopis juliflora pods (PJP) on the feed intake, live ...

The aim of the current study was to determine the micronutrient content in important forest based foliages that are available in some parts of Imphal districts of Manipur. The foliage species were selected because they are abundantly available, and highly preferred by mithun in its natural habitat, ...

In order to appreciate its forage interest in the Sahelian zone, Pachyrhizus erosus is introduce in the Niayes region in Senegal, where these studies are conducted on biomass production, chemical composition and nutritive value following different phenological stages. Results have shown that the...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of potassium nitrate or urea on methane production from Mimosa and Gliricidia leaves in an in vitro incubation system with molasses as the energy source. The incubation was for 24 h with measurements of total gas and methane concentration over...

For the first time, the status of cavy culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is reviewed with emphasis on Sud-Kivu province. Cavy culture, as discussed in this paper, is the raising, production and utilization of the domestic cavy (i.e., Guineapig, Cavia porcellus) for consumption....

Little information is available on the suppression of greenbriar (Smilax spp.), an invasive native vine of North America, by goats. Goats will readily browse greenbriar but little is known about how permanent this vegetation removal is and if it positively affects the subsequent development of the...

Bach Thao × Co goats with an initial weight of 18.1 kg and 5.5 months of age were used to study the effects of supplementing Tithonia diversifolia with Guinea grass, fresh cassava foliage, banana leaves or jackfruit foliage. DM feed intakes were increased by 14 and 25%, and growth rates by 22 and...

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation of water surfaces is usually thought to be a problem. On the other hand, its capacity to remove nutrients from polluted water is an asset. Developing ways to use economically the foliage of water hyacinth is therefore an important goal for...

The study of relationship between abundance, size and mortality of snails Achatinidae, on one the hand, and texture and chemical composition of the soil, on the other hand, in the Banco National Park, revealed that the taxa studied have different behaviour. The abundance of Achatina achatina is...