Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions
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Resumo: | Small ruminant production is the main source of income of farmers living in arid and semiarid regions. Sheep and goats raised in these areas are generally confronted with severe nutritional deficits during food scarcity period which exacerbate disease and health problems and consequently low productive and reproductive performances. These areas are characterized by rainfall seasonality and scarcity resulting in a low fodder potential. Therefore, native rangelands are degrading due to overgrazing, high stocking rates and mismanagement. Options to improve small ruminant-based production systems include i) innovative technologies targeting the increase of feed resources availability, rumen manipulation using natural compounds to boost microbial activity, improving diets' quality, alleviation of feeding cost, and better control of livestock watering. Although this paper is focussing on the benefits from these technical options, we should bear in mind that i) the organization of local institutions for better adoption of these technologies and for protecting the main natural resources (rangelands and water) and ii) the participatory approach involving all partners concerned with the improvement of farmer's income and livelihood are key tools for promoting livestock sector in the target areas. A set of simple, inexpensive and environmentally friendly options that could ameliorate small ruminant production in the semiarid regions are discussed in this paper. |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions Salem,Hichem Ben alternative feeds feeding management performance semiarid regions small ruminants |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions |
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Salem,Hichem Ben |
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Salem,Hichem Ben |
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alternative feeds feeding management performance semiarid regions small ruminants |
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alternative feeds feeding management performance semiarid regions small ruminants |
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Small ruminant production is the main source of income of farmers living in arid and semiarid regions. Sheep and goats raised in these areas are generally confronted with severe nutritional deficits during food scarcity period which exacerbate disease and health problems and consequently low productive and reproductive performances. These areas are characterized by rainfall seasonality and scarcity resulting in a low fodder potential. Therefore, native rangelands are degrading due to overgrazing, high stocking rates and mismanagement. Options to improve small ruminant-based production systems include i) innovative technologies targeting the increase of feed resources availability, rumen manipulation using natural compounds to boost microbial activity, improving diets' quality, alleviation of feeding cost, and better control of livestock watering. Although this paper is focussing on the benefits from these technical options, we should bear in mind that i) the organization of local institutions for better adoption of these technologies and for protecting the main natural resources (rangelands and water) and ii) the participatory approach involving all partners concerned with the improvement of farmer's income and livelihood are key tools for promoting livestock sector in the target areas. A set of simple, inexpensive and environmentally friendly options that could ameliorate small ruminant production in the semiarid regions are discussed in this paper. |
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