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Murali K. Darapuneni, Leonard M. Lauriault, Gasper K. Martinez, Koffi Djaman, Kevin A. Lombard and Syam K. Dodla
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) requires a large amount of potassium (K) for maintaining forage yield and stand persistence. Therefore, soil inherently low in K levels must be supplemented with K fertilizers. Although several commercial K fertilizers are av...
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Eric Bisangwa, Jonathan D. Richwine, Patrick D. Keyser, Amanda J. Ashworth and Forbes R. Walker
The identification of appropriate nitrogen (N) rates for native warm-season grasses (NWSG) is needed to inform forage management in the southeastern United States. Experiments were conducted in Knoxville and Springfield, TN, from 2015 to 2019, to evaluat...
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Christine C. Nieman, Wayne K. Coblentz, Philip A. Moore, Jr. and Matthew S. Akins
Poultry litter is a widely available fertilizer in the southeast USA and subsurface application of litter can increase both forage production and nutritive value. Frequent rainfall events and high humidity often limit time available for hay curing; baled...
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Lwando Mbambalala, Zikhona Theodora Rani, Thamsanqa Doctor Empire Mpanza, Makiwa Simeon Mthana, Lusanda Ncisana and Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize
The agricultural sector receives substantial support from livestock, which greatly contributes to the well-being of rural communities. Livestock offers animal-derived products, such as meat and milk, which serve as abundant protein sources for human cons...
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Kun Zhang, Chenyuan Zhai, Yonglong Li, Yan Li, Hui Qu and Yixin Shen
Although nitrogen application and cutting frequency (CF) are two important factors affecting forage productivity and quality, their effects on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), particularly in humid areas, remain less understood. Here, we investigated the fe...
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Gabriela Frunza, Marius-Mihai Ciobanu, Otilia Cristina Murariu, Roxana Nicoleta Ra?u, Razvan-Mihail Radu-Rusu, Cristina Simeanu and Paul-Corneliu Boi?teanu
The aim of this study was to represent quality characterization, by gender and muscle type, of rabbit meat from the Flemish Giant (FG) breed, following the fatty acid profile, sanogenic indices, and instrumental (color and texture) and sensory analysis. ...
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Hajer Ammar, Ahmed Eid Kholif, Yosra Ahmed Soltan, Mohammad Isam Almadani, Walid Soufan, Amr Salah Morsy, Saloua Ouerghemmi, Mireille Chahine, Mario E. de Haro Marti, Sawsan Hassan, Houcine Selmi, Egon Henrique Horst and Secundino Lopez
This study aims to evaluate the nutritive value of Ajuga iva (A. iva) harvested from three distinct altitude regions in Tunisia (Dougga, Mograne, and Nabeul). The chemical composition, phenolic concentration, gas production, and in vitro dry matter (DM) ...
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Tarek M. Galal, Esmat F. Ali, Ebrahem M. Eid, Hatim M. Al-Yasi, Ali Magrashi, Fayez Althobaiti and Emad A. Farahat
This study aimed to evaluate the nutrient content and nutritive value of pruning waste of the Taif Damask rose for its potential use as an organic fertilizer or animal forage in the Taif region, Saudi Arabia. For this purpose, the pruning waste of Taif?s...
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Pedro Salvo, Viviane Gritti, Érica da Silva, Elisabet Nadeau, João Daniel, Maria Spindola and Luiz Nussio
The addition of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes (EFEs) and length of storage can affect the quality of maize silage. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the fermentative profile and the nutritive value of maize silage treated with differe...
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Valéria Costa-Silva, Mariana Anunciação, Ederson Andrade, Lisete Fernandes, Aida Costa, Irene Fraga, Ana Barros, Guilhermina Marques, Luís Ferreira and Miguel Rodrigues
This work aimed to evaluate the potential of three fungi strains, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus eryngii, and Pleurotus citrinopileatus, to degrade lignin and enhance the nutritive value of grape stalks (GS). The GS was inoculated with the fungi and incubat...
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