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9.3 Seasonal Changes in Forage Protein Production on Kenyan Grasslands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

M. J. Ottaro ,
J. Steinbach  and
R. S. Musangi
M. J. Ottaro
Affiliation:
Department of Livestock Ecology, University of dessen, West Germany Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, Kenya
J. Steinbach
Affiliation:
Department of Livestock Ecology, University of dessen, West Germany Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, Kenya
R. S. Musangi
Affiliation:
Department of Livestock Ecology, University of dessen, West Germany Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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Pasture productivity was studied between August 1977 and July 1978 at five different sites in Kenya's mixed farming regions by harvesting sample plots every 2 months at a standard height (3-4 cm). The content (%) and yield (kg/ha/day) of digestible crude protein was calculated from the results of the proximate analysis using the equation: DCP (%) = 5 + 60 log CP - 0.33 CF. The results were subjected to standard methods of variance and covariance analysis using precipitation as the covariate, since rainfall yields differed considerably among sites and seasons.

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9. Poster Presentations
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 6: Forage Protein in Ruminant Animal Production , 1982 , pp. 179
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1982

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