Resources Tagged: Animal Feed

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  1. Tropical Forages: Rabbits

    This video overviews 5 tropical forages that are suitable to feed to rabbits: Mulberry -Morusspp. Tick Trefoil -Desmodium rensonii Napier/Elephant/Uganda grass -Pennisetum purpureum Red Mombin -Spondias purpurea Mexican Sunflower -Tithonia diversifolia
    ECHO Resources Rabbits Animal Feed Tropical Forages Mulberry Tick Trefoil Napier Elephant Grass Uganda Grass Red Mombin Mexican Sunflower JCC

  2. Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits

    1977-01-01 Nutrient requirements and signs of deficiency and toxicty, where known, are presented and discussed. Requirements for growth, maintenance, gestation, and lactation are presented in tabular form.
    Rabbits Animal Feed Animal Husbandry Animal Nutrition

  3. Russian Comfrey for Fertilizer, Feed and More

    2014-04-20 Comfrey is a unique perennial plant that requires minimal maintenance after planting and that can give high, sustained yields of nutrient-rich leaves for use as fertilizer, animal feed and more. It is high in potassium (K) and other micronutrients, and seems to improve fruiting and disease...
    Compost Garden Compost Chicken feed Vitamin A Pig Feed Animal Feed Fertilizer Perennial

  4. Job’s Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi L.), a Resilient and Multipurpose Grain

    2013-07-20 Job’s tears is a 1 to 2 m tall grass thought to originate from Southeast Asia. It is found throughout most of the tropics, often in wild stands along ditches and streams. Depending on the variety, the seeds are yellow, purple or brown and are often tearshaped; hence, the name “Job’s tears.” There...
    Job's Tears Poultry Feed Animal Feed Flour Intercropping biomass

  5. AN Issue #31

    2017-06-08 Feed Options for Ruminants in the Tropics Creating a Low-Cost Seed Dryer for Local Seed Banks
    Ruminants Animal Feed Seed Drying Seed Bank Asia

  6. Feed Options for Ruminants in the Tropics

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 31. The amazing multi-stomached ruminant comes in many forms, with varied nutritional requirements. Ruminants are even-toed, cloven-hoofed, four-legged, cud-chewing mammals of the suborder Ruminantia (within order Artiodactyla). Cattle, water buffalo, goats,...
    Animal Feed Ruminants Pasture and Feed C... Asia

  7. Soybeans in Florida

    1969-01-05 This gives an overview of the history of soybeans in Florida with information on growing and using the soybeans for animal feed. 120 pages, illustrations, photos
    Soybeans Soya bean Florida Animal Feed

  8. Insects for Food and Feed

    2017-10-23 Insects are an often-overlooked food and feed source. In many areas of the world, they have been eaten for centuries.Where insects are not typically viewed as a food source, people often have an internal aversion to eating them.Insects make sense as a food and feed source for many reasons. First,...
    Insects Edible Insects Animal Feed Growing Food Black Soldier Fly

  9. The Use of Biochar in Animal Feeding

    Abstract, PeerJ, 2019 Biochar, that is, carbonized biomass similar to charcoal, has been used in acute medical treatment of animals for many centuries. Since 2010, livestock farmers increasingly use biochar as a regular feed supplement to improve animal health, increase nutrient intake efficiency...
    Animal Feed Biochar Pesticide Mycotoxins

  10. The Use of Biochar in Cattle Farming

    90% of the biochar produced in Europe is used in livestock farming. Whether mixed with feed, added to litter or used in the treatment of slurry, the positive effect of biochar very quickly becomes apparent. The health – and consequently the well-being – of the livestock improve within just a...
    Biochar Animal Feed