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    Factors Influencing Adoption of Cattle Excreta Management Practices for Improved Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Production by Smallholder Dairy Farmers
    (IGC/IRC Conference, 2021) Kabi, Fred; Bareeba, F. B.
    Livestock in East Africa have been reported to play a valuable role in sustainable agricultural systems (Bebe , ２００３ ; Winrock International , １９９２) where together with crops they make sustainable natural resource use possible ( Lekasi et al . , ２００１) . Haque et al . ( １９９５) reported that animal excreta plays an important role in maintaining cropland productivity in Sub‐ Saharan Africa , and most smallholder farmers in Uganda will continue to rely on the exploitation of this natural resource for maintaining soil fertility . With the ever increasing human population and escalating demand for foods of animal origin , sustainable elephant grass production is of paramount importance among smallholder zero‐grazing ( intensive dairy ) farmers in peri‐urban areas of Uganda . However , in Uganda , elephant grass is becoming less productive both in dry matter (DM ) yield and nutritive quality with successive harvesting . The decline in quality and quantity of elephant grass has been attributed to failure by the farmers to adopt sustainable livestock production practices ( Katuromunda et al . , ２００１) . Therefore , the objective of this study was to assess factors that influence adoption of cattle excreta management practices for improved elephant grass production among the intensive dairy farmers .
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    Herbage Biomass Production and Nutritive Value of Morus alba and Calliandra calothyrsus Harvested at Different Cutting Frequencies
    (University of Kentucky UKnowledge, 2008) Kabi, Fred; Bareeba, F. B.
    Due to their high nutritive value and positive effects on rumen function, tree and shrub foliage has been recognized as potentially high quality feed for ruminants for supplying protein and minerals (Van et al., 2005). Despite the increasing popularity of C. calothyrsus and M. alba as alternative feed resources, especially in the dry season, there is little information on the influence of cutting frequency on the herbage yield and nutritive value. The objective of the study was to examine effects of harvesting frequency of these tree forages on biomass yield and nutritive value