Organic waste is the main fraction of municipal solid waste in most developing countries. Despite various efforts, municipalities often fail to properly handle generated waste due to poor source segregation, inefficient collection system, insufficient financial resources, and a lack of proper treatment and disposal facilities. In India, organic was...
Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel., also known as the “Alkali Grass”, is a major forage grass in the eastern and northeastern steppe vegetation in the Songnen Prairie. It is of great practical significance for grassland management to understand the influence of animal saliva on L. chinensis during animal feeding. In this study, we used clipping and da...
Mayer, Loretta P.Boatman, Morgan W.Gonzalez-White, AlainaShuster, Stephen M.Mosher, SheilaDyer, Cheryl A.
Superior rodent management is critical to preserve the diversity of wildlife, and to mitigate environmental and social damage. Pest management strategies can employ 21st century methods to balance the human-animal conflict, especially regarding rodents. Non-toxic fertility control has several advantages over the use of poison when the following par...
Shreenagar, an agribusiness company in Nepal, has commercialised the production of processed enriched rice straw, a technology that was developed by ILRI, to help farmers improve the productivity of their dairy animals in the country. This product is one of the outcomes of a study on integrated nutrition package and holistic fertility management in...
Muchugi, AliceHanson, JeanGonzález-Guzmán, J.JHabte, ErmiasSime, YonasAlercia, Adriana RaquelCerutti, Ana LauraLópez, Francisco
The key descriptors for forage grasses consist of an initial minimum set of characterization and evaluation descriptors for some species of the family Poaceae. Grasses belong to the plant family Poaceae and many of the important forage grass genera have similar morphology, making it possible to suggest a common set of descriptors that can be used f...
Tran, Thi Bich NgocNguyen, Thien Truong GiangHoang, Xuan ThaoDao, Thi Thu HangNguyen, Thi Minh PhuongTriana-Ángel, NataliaPeters, MichaelDuncan, AlanAtieno, Mary
Son La province has recently put in place policies and programs to support expansion of livestock production, however the province still faces low livestock productivity due to low quality and availability of forages and feedstuff. One of the provincial government’s priorities is to increase productivity of cattle and pigs through improved animal n...
