Track 2-1-2: Forage Conservation, Value Addition and Balanced Nutrition
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Publication Date
2015
Location
New Delhi, India
Description
Nigeria’s grassland grows on uncultivated land on which animals have access for grazing. These are found along roadsides and fallow lands in the coastal forest zones of Nigeria. Most of the natural grassland/rangeland assumes more important proportions in the open derived savanna zones of the country. Ruminant production during dry season is limited by low productivity of pasture forages, which often contain too low mineral concentration to meet the minimum requirement for optimal productivity of livestock (Annison and Bryden, 1998).
Citation
Jolaosho, Alaba O.; Adeyemi, Okukenu Oluwafemi; Okukenu, O. A.; and Fabusoro, E., "Mineral Content of Grasses from Natural Pasture in South West Nigeria" (2015). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 1.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/2-1-2/1)
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Mineral Content of Grasses from Natural Pasture in South West Nigeria
New Delhi, India
Nigeria’s grassland grows on uncultivated land on which animals have access for grazing. These are found along roadsides and fallow lands in the coastal forest zones of Nigeria. Most of the natural grassland/rangeland assumes more important proportions in the open derived savanna zones of the country. Ruminant production during dry season is limited by low productivity of pasture forages, which often contain too low mineral concentration to meet the minimum requirement for optimal productivity of livestock (Annison and Bryden, 1998).
