Smallholder dairy farmer training manualILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD), Aug 31, 2016 - 141 pages |
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amount animals applied areas bacteria body condition Brachiaria calf Calliandra calves cattle clean colostrum compost concentrates condition score container crop residue dairy cows Desmodium seed diet drought dry matter early lactation energy ensure farm farmers feed Figure grain mix grazing groundnuts grow growth harvesting heat hectare heifers incisor intake intercropping Lablab Lablab purpureus lactation lactometer leaf leaves legume Leucaena litres live weight livestock Lucerne maize manure mastitis material mature milk milk production milk yield milking cows minerals molasses Napier grass nitrogen nutrients nutrition Oats organic matter Pearson’s Square Pests and diseases pigeon pea plant protein push-pull plot push-pull strategy rainfall rearing reduce requirements Rhizobia Rhodes grass roots rows rumen Rye grass scours season seedbed seedlings silage silage tube soil fertility sowing soybean stemborers stems supplements Sweet potato Table temperature udder UMMBs urea weaning weeds weeks