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Traditional feeding of cattle with intercropped forage sorghum

Fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is used for feeding animals in the drylands of India. The forage crop is sown in an intercropping system along with staple crops. The intercropping of the forage sorghum between other crops additionally improves the land-use efficiency, providing diversified yields within a specified area of cropping. Eventually, the harvested forage is cut from the intercropped fields and manually fed to the cattle by the farm members. The present practice builds on the experiences of local people in the Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. It is suitable mainly for small family farms, with small amounts of cattle. In the local language, the associated feeding practice is called “Thattu Koduthal” (hand feeding of fodder for animals). Hand-feeding offers the advantage that wastage of forage can be avoided. Cattle prefer the panicles, and often the stems of forage sorghum are not fed along with the panicles. Manual feeding, however, allows for the whole sorghum stems to be fed to the cattle.

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Autor: Sustainable Agriculture & Environmental Voluntary Action - SEVA
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Organización: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Año: 2016
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País(es): India
Cobertura geográfica: Asia y el Pacífico
Tipo: Prácticas
Texto completo disponible en: https://www.fao.org/teca/en/technologies/8764
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English
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