Integrating forage legumes in crop/ livestock systems for sustainable food production in peri‐ urban agriculture in Uganda

摘要：

Pennisetum purpureum constitutes the major feed resource for stall‐fed dairy cattle, but has low levels of crude protein (CP), minerals and vitamins.Supplementation with forage legumes improves P.purpureum intake, which in turn increases livestock productivity (Mpairwe et al., 2003).However, in peri‐urban areas there is no land for legume production (Mugisa et al., 1999).Possible alternative is to incorporate them into already existing farming systems.This study was to establish the productivity of forage legumes with P.purpureum and their contribution to milk production in the peri‐urban areas.

关键词： dry matter yield fat‐corrected milk yield Pennisetum purpureum .

作者: S.K aturomunda E.N.Sabiiti F.B.Bareeba

作者单位: Department of Crop Science Department of Crop Science,Faculty of Agriculture,Makerere University,P.O.Box 7062,Kampala,Uganda Department of Animal Science,Faculty of Agriculture

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）