Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) is an underutilized drought tolerant annual legume, originating from the Sonoran Desert, that may be a beneficial forage/hay for beef cattle in the Southern Great Plains of the US (SGP). The SGP has erratic rainfall and periods of intermittent drought...

Revealing the complex relationships between management practices, crop growth, forage nutritive value and soil quality will facilitate the development of more sustainable agricultural and livestock production systems. Cyperus esculentus is known as the king of oil crops and high-quality forage....

This study sought to investigate the awareness of food nutritive value and eating behaviors among peri-urban vegetable farmers in Southeastern Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey design. A sample of 300 vegetable farmers took part in the study. Means and t tests were...

Biostimulants containing amino acids and minerals have been used commercially to promote plant growth, yield and nutritive value of food crops. Limited studies on biostimulants application are available on lettuce production in soilless systems. This research was conducted to determine the effects...

Green roughages are the primary ruminant livestock feeds across a wide range of African farming systems; therefore, the nutritional profiling of some of these feeds is necessary as a first step to diversifying the ruminant feed basket. For this purpose, this study sought to evaluate the nutritive...

During the 2013 and 2014 harvest seasons, field and laboratory experiments were conducted in Nigeria's inferred agroecological zone. The nutritive value of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) leaves was evaluated by measuring the levels of carbohydrate, protein, fat, ash, dietary fiber, and...

Background: Egyptian water buffalo as a dairy animal is adapted to the environmental conditions in Egypt and most of it is with small farmers, therefore, it was necessary to pay attention to improve its nutrition, increase its milk production, and improve its components by adding some feedstuffs of ...

For a well-balanced diet, vegetables are considered as essential source of minerals, vitamins, dietary fiber and phytochemicals. A unique combination and amount of these vitamins and minerals are present in different vegetables, which make them separate from each other. Vegetables have a strong...

The by-products of pepper are mainly composed of pepper straw and pepper meal, and the reserves are considerable, which can be used for livestock breeding feed. In this paper, the nutritional composition, the main active substances of pepper by-products and their feed-based applications in animal...

Moringa oleifera is a perennial plant species of the Moringaceae family known as the "miracle tree" since practically all of its parts can be utilized as food. In particular, the high protein content and rich nutrients in Moringa oleifera leaf has drawn the attention of researchers. As a...