inoculum and mulberry as the substrate. The NDF and ADF digestibilities increased in animals fed with 10 and 20 % of dolicho forage meal. The NDF digestibility improved (P<0.01) by 15.21 and 13.29 % in comparison with the control at 10 and 20 % inclusion, respectively. It can be concluded

Two high protein legume forages were added to Napier grass silage to determine their effect on silage quality. Each silage was also assessed for its intake by and digestibility in sheep. Napier grass regrowth was harvested at 8 weeks, wilted and chopped. The two legumes, Dolichos lablab and Mucuna

Twenty forage legumes consisting of 5 short lived annuals (SLA), 5 long lived annuals (LLA) and 10 perennials were evaluated for persistence and productivity at 4 sites; Katumani, Kiboko, Mua Hills and Ithookwe within the semi-arid tropics of eastern Kenya. The legumes were sown in plots of 4 m x 4

Production responses obtained with supplemental protein from expeller soybean meal or corn by-products, relative to solvent soybean meal, were determined in three replicated 4 x 4 Latin square trials. Dietary forage (54 to 58 % of DM) was solely alfalfa silage containing 30 to 55% DM and 21 % CP

Fish meal was compared with soybean meal in three trials. In trial 1, 20 early lactation cows fed 70 % alfalfa silage received an average.46 kg of CP/d from either source in 2 x 2 Latin squares. Rumen protein escapes estimated in vitro were 37 % (soybean meal) and 60 % (fish meal). Fish meal

be tripled by adding fish meal to a basal diet of molasses/urea and restricted forage (see Preston and Willis 1974). It is now an

Several experiments were conducted to evaluate various forages and forage levels for use in rabbit diets. Several tropical forages were evaluated for their potential in feeding rabbits. One of the tropical forages, Desmodium distortum produced better growth performance than alfalfa meal

. Animals in Group 1 were provided with fresh sole forage sorghum, at 60 d defoliation after planting, and in Group 2 were fed fresh forage sorghum with lablab legumes at the same age as in Group 1. All cows were also supplemented with 45-50% of total daily dry matter intake with meal concentrate of 17

moisture corn, 1.3 % minerals and vitamins, and about 1.6 Mcal of NELkg of DM. In trial 1, second-cutting silage (21.2 % CP) and hay (19.7 % CP) containing 35 % NDF were fed in diets: 1) silage (17.3 % CP), 2) hay (16.3 % CP), 3) silage with 3 % fish meal (19.1 % CP), and 4) hay with 3% fish meal (18

(cottonseed meal). The 8 treatments arranged in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design, consisted of low or high levels of urea (6 or 25 g/kg fresh cane), the presence or absence of fresh sweet potato forage (5% of live weight) and presence or absence of cottonseed meal (750 g/d). Live weights were recorded at 14 d