Scarcity of quantity and quality feed has been a key constraint to productivity of smallholder
crop-livestock systems. Tropical forages include a variety of annual and perennial grasses …

Cattle production in Colombia has an important social and economic role but causes
considerable environmental impacts, such as deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions …

Aim: The smallholder dairy industry in Eastern Africa continues to be characterized by
seasonality driven milk fluctuations and reproductive performance of dairy cows. In this …

Feeding improvement strategies are key in increasing cattle productivity and reducing its
environmental footprint. Nevertheless, Colombian tropical cattle systems still feature serious …

This study explores factors associated with success and intensity of livestock feed
technologies use among positive deviants in feed technology adoption in Ethiopia. We used …

To promote the adoption of more sustainable cattle production systems in Colombia (mainly
silvopastoral systems with improved forages), some sector stakeholders have proposed the …

The cattle sector is strategic for both the economic development and food security of Africa,
but the low availability and quality of forage puts the most vulnerable population at risk …

In this paper, efforts were made to the impact of full and seasonal stall feeding technology on
households' economic, ecological, and social welfare outcome indicators in rural Northern …

Calf housing is a significant challenge affecting calf performance. Despite its importance in
ensuring optimal calf performance, inadequate housing facilities cause morbidity and …

Little is known of how dairy intensification driven by socioeconomic issues and dairy
development efforts works as well as the challenges of changing production systems in …