Prioritization of Crop Residues for Improving Productivity on Smallholder Dairy Farming Households in the Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMwebaze Atuhaire, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMugerwa, Swidiq
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorOkello Lapenga, Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorKabi, Fred
dc.contributor.authorKabirizi, Jolly Mary
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-11T11:16:27Z
dc.date.available2022-12-11T11:16:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPoor nutrition has been identified as a major constraint to productivity in smallholder dairy farming households in Uganda, particularly in Lake Victoria Crescent Agro-ecological Zone (LVZ). Clarification on nutritional potential of crop residues is central to formulation of sustainable dairy cattle nutrition strategies. Data were collected from 126 randomly selected respondents using structured and semi-structured questionnaires. Farmers’ responses on crop residues utilization, handling, limitations, spatial and temporal variability were collected. Kruskal-Wallis test showed significant differences on utilization of available crop residues (X2 = 50.4, df = 4, p = 0.0001) among farmer’s rankings. It was established that maize stovers were major crop residues utilized and inadequate knowledge to process crop residues was ranked as a major limitation. The study provided basic information on the importance of crop residues. Further research studies should focus on improving the nutritive value of maize stover.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtuhaire, A. M., Mugerwa, S., Okello, S., Lapenga, K. O., Kabi, F., & Kabirizi, J. M. (2014). Prioritization of crop residues for improving productivity on smallholder dairy farming households in the Lake Victoria crescent, Uganda. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2014.42014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2014.42014
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6149
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpen Journal of Animal Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectHaulmsen_US
dc.subjectStoversen_US
dc.subjectNutritive Valueen_US
dc.subjectVineen_US
dc.titlePrioritization of Crop Residues for Improving Productivity on Smallholder Dairy Farming Households in the Lake Victoria Crescent, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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