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The effects of feeding dried browse leaves on rumen ammonia levels, methanogens and protozoa amplification of sheep in the Coastal Savannah of Ghana.

Sarkwa, Felix Owusu; Tsatsu, Adogla-Bessa; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky; Mphinyane, Wanda Nchidzi; Perkins, Jeremy Simon; Timpong-Jones, Eric Cofie; Gyimah, Amos Nyarko; Otu, Benjamin Owusu; Tudeka, Christopher Kofi (Springer Link, 2023-02-14)

Tanniferous browse leaves are reported to inhibit methanogens and protozoa activity in the rumen, thus contributing to a reduction of methane emission. This study evaluated the influence of feeding dried browse leaves to ...

Forage conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Review ofexperiences, challenges, and opportunities

Gebremikael, Mulubrhan Balehegn; Ayantunde, Augustine; Amole, Tunde; Njarui, Donald; Bhutikini Douglas, Nkosi; Müller, Francuois; Meeske, Robin; Tjelele, Tlou J.; Malebana, Ingrid M.; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky; Boitumelo, Wame; Lukuyu, Ben; Addah, Weseh; Minani, Elias; Adesogan, Adegbola T. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2021-11-11)

Forage conservation is an important potential solution to seasonal variation in feed quality and quantity and herder-farmer conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Considerable variations exist in the type of forages conserved ...

Effect of substituting corn with cobs treated with combinations of urea and wood ash on chemical composition and invitro gas production substrate

Abdulazeez, Abdulrazaq; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi (Federation for Animal Science (FAS), 2021-06-11)

This trial was aimed at determining the effect of substituting corn with cobs treated with urea (25%) and wood ash (75%) on chemical composition and gas production substrate. Corn was substituted with graded levels of ...

Chemical composition and gas production substrates of maize cobs treated with combinations of urea and wood ash

Abdulazeez, Abdulrazaq; Tsopito, Christopher Mareledi; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky (Federation for Animal Science (FAS), 2021-06-11)

Effect of treating maize cobs with a combination of urea and wood ash (WA) on chemical composition and in vitro gas production truly degraded substrate (TDS) were examined. The treatments were:1) 100U = (100% urea and 0% ...

Participatory inventory of plant-based ethnoveterinary medicine used to control internal parasites of goats in the Ngamiland region of Botswana.

Lechani, Perfect; Monau, Phetogo Ineeleng; Ntesang, Kebonyemodisa; Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky (Elsevier B.V, 2024-08)

The effect of internal parasites on goats is of major concern, particularly in the tropics where there are limited resources and financially constrained farmers. The ethnic knowledge on controlling and treating internal ...

Carcass characteristics and meat quality of ross 308 broiler chickens fed malted red and white sorghum-based diets

Moses, Chandapiwa; Manyeula, Freddy; Radikara, Malebogo Virginia; Mareko, Molebeledi Horatious Dambe; Madibela, Othusitse Ricky (MDPI [Commercial Publisher], 2022-06-28)

In this study, the effects of malted sorghum-based diets (MSBD) on carcass characteristics and meat quality were investigated in broiler chickens. Two-week-old Ross 308 broilers were randomly allocated to three groups (each ...