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Estimating fodder supplies for dry season feeding and planning of feeding management

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Challenges during dry season feeding

4. Tips on improving dry season feeding

5. Tips of improving dry season feeding Cont'd...

6. Tips of improving dry season feeding Cont'd...

7. Questions to answer when planning for dry season feeding management

8. Example of feeding a cow in the dry season

9. Example of cow feeding

10. Example of cow feeding Cont'd...

11. Estimating acreage of forage maize to grow for silage making for 90 days

12. Estimating acreage of forage maize to grow for silage making for 90 days Cont'd...

13. Estimating maize silage supply for a cow

14. Aim of dry season feeding

15. Estimating fodder supplies for dry season feeding

16. Length of dry season

17. Water availability and management

18. Identifying feeds to be grown on farm

19. Feeding strategies

20. Encouraging feed intake during dry season feeding

21. Managing feeding and feed supplies

22. Feeding management: Planning of the herd

23. Feeding management: Animal breeds

24. Feeding management: Availability of feed ingredients

25. Feeding management: Choice of feeding system

26. Summary