Optimising the use of Barley straw in Tropical Ruminant Diets

cg.contacttilemulugeta21@yahoo.fren_US
cg.contributor.centerJimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine - JU-CAVMen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerGhent University - GUen_US
cg.contributor.centerJimma University - JUen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderGhent University - GUen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivityen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2022-01-15en_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2019-01-07en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbarleyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocBarleyen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.creatorKeno, Mulugetaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T15:54:29Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T15:54:29Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis provides a general overview of barley straw utilization and the means for its improvement in Ethiopian mixed crop-livestock farming systems. Most Ethiopian households store crop residues in exposed heaps which may lead to heavy loss in biomass and nutritive value due to feed spoilage. Hence, application of appropriate storage and management options to avoid wastage or spoilage of the straw is necessary. The high variation in grain and straw yield and quality among barley cultivars points to the possibility of improving yield and quality traits in the study area through selection. The cultivars that were chosen as the most promising from this PhD work were selected based only on their performance in one year. Including data from at least a second year would have made these conclusions more robust, but the large differences in performance between the growing locations demonstrates the necessity of considering environmental influences, such as geological and climatological conditions, to avoid missing the optimal cultivars for a specific General Discussion 123 condition. In addition, in vitro analysis does not cover all aspects of nutritive value for animals, meaning that, at least for crucial decision steps, animal studies will be needed to get an accurate ranking of barley cultivars. With the ongoing deterioration of farming land in barley-livestock farming systems, and the concomitant decrease in grain and straw production, methods are needed to further optimize the multi-purpose use of barley straw for food, feed, and soil mulch.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMulugeta Keno. (30/3/2022). Optimising the use of Barley straw in Tropical Ruminant Diets. Jimma, Ethiopia: Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (JU-CAVM).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/67797
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherJimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (JU-CAVM)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dc.subjectno povertyen_US
dc.subjectzero hungeren_US
dc.subjectgood health and well-beingen_US
dc.subjectresilient agrifood systemsen_US
dc.subjectnutrition, health and food securityen_US
dc.subjectpoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
dc.titleOptimising the use of Barley straw in Tropical Ruminant Dietsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dcterms.available2022-03-30en_US
dcterms.issued2022-03-30en_US

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