Evaluation of the feed quality of six dual purpose pearl millet varieties and growth performance of sheep fed their residues in Niger

    Umutoni, C and Bado, B V and Whitbread, A M and Ayantunde, A and Abdoussalam, I and Korombe, H S (2019) Evaluation of the feed quality of six dual purpose pearl millet varieties and growth performance of sheep fed their residues in Niger. In: Tropentag 2019: Filling gaps and removing traps for sustainable resources management, 18-20 September 2019, University of Kassel, Germany.

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    Abstract

    Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is a staple food popularly cultivated by small farmers in Niger. The stover are also used as feeds for livestock (small ruminant) as basal diet, especially during the cold dry season. ICRISAT has developed many dualpurpose millet varieties that aim to increase feeds for livestock while providing grain as food to farmers. But the nutritional quality of Stover of these varieties for livestock are not known. This research aims to assess the quality of residues of the dual-purpose varieties and their effect on feed intake and live weight changes of young sheep.

    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
    Divisions: Research Program : Innovation Systems for the Drylands (ISD)
    Research Program : West & Central Africa
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Crops, Crops Residues, Small Ruminants, Sheep, Mixed Farming
    Subjects: Mandate crops > Millets > Pearl Millet
    Others > Livestock
    Depositing User: Mr Arun S
    Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2020 08:00
    Last Modified: 26 Mar 2020 08:00
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11418
    Acknowledgement: UNSPECIFIED
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