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Planning of fodder/ feed requirements for the dry season (seasonal forage production calendar)

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Dry season: The need for feed planning

3. Reasons for Dry season feeding

4. Causes of feed shortage in the dry season

5. Relative qualities of forages in Uganda

6. Dry season feeding principles

7. The solution to dry season: Plan ahead

8. Strategies for the Dry season

9. Tumbukiza

10. Irrigation / Watering

11. Planting Drought resistant grasses and fodder crops

12. Conserving crop residues

13. Silage making

14. Silage making cont.…

15. Advantages of Silage making

16. Hay making

17. Hay making cont...

18. Types of Hay

19. Legume hay

20. Non-legume hay

21. Mixed hay

22. Stover and straws

23. Fodder trees

24. Why fodder trees?

25. Supplementation with Urea Molasses Blocks (UMB)

26. Preparation of Urea Molasses Blocks

27. Mixing ingredients for 25, 4 kg Urea Molasses Block

28. Feeding Urea Molasses Blocks (UMB)

29. Commercial Urea Molasses Blocks (UMB)