Indigenous knowledge of the feeding value of tree fodder

被引:36
作者
Thapa, B
Walker, DH
Sinclair, FL
机构
[1] CSIRO,DIV TROP CROPS & PASTURES,DAVIES LAB,AITKENVALE,QLD 4814,AUSTRALIA
[2] BAPSO,PAKHRIBAS AGR CTR,KATMANDU,NEPAL
[3] UNIV COLL N WALES,SCH AGR & FOREST SCI,BANGOR LL57 2UW,GWYNEDD,WALES
关键词
tree fodder; indigenous knowledge; Nepal;
D O I
10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01129-7
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Tree fodder plays a central role in the farming systems of the mid-hills of Nepal. With declining forest resources farmers increasingly rely on establishing on-farm tree fodder resources, An inventory of fodder species grown and a detailed investigation of farmers' knowledge of the (comparative) fodder quality of different species revealed a complex set of criteria for comparing the 90 species cultivated. Fodder quality was determined by: the ability of fodder to satisfy appetite; the effects of fodder on milk and ghee (butter fat content) production including the effects of fodder on milk odour; the ability of fodder to improve animal growth rate (body weight gain); the effects of fodder on animal health; the comparative preference of different livestock for different fodder; the palatability of fodder, Attributes known to influence fodder quality were: leaf texture, leaf maturity, leaf bitterness, fodder toxicity, season and the management regimes applied to the fodder tree. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:97 / 114
页数:18
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