This product is a slide set that enumerates fodder, its importance for dry season feeding of ruminants and how it can be processed to improve keeping quality. Conservation of fodder (fodder banks) is critical as a fodder flow management tool to support small stock, dairy cows and beef cows during the dry seasons. Examples of fodder discussed and presented in pictures include Elephant/Napier grass/Pennisetum,Rhodes grass, calliandria, Leucaena, lab lab, mucuna, silverleaf desmodium, greenleaf desmodium, and crop residues. Treatment of forages with urea is discussed including silage making.

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Qualifications:[Ph.D., MSc., BSc. Hons] Animal Science, MBA I am an Associate Professor Animal Nutrition at University of Namibia. From Sept 2006 to March 31, 2009 I was Dean of Veterinary Medicine (Umutara Polytechnic University-Rwanda), I have been a Senior lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe and have 16 years lecturing, research and extension experience. I was also Chairman of Animal Science Department, University of Zimbabwe for two years. I am widely traveled, having been to South Korea, UK, South Africa, Zambia, USA, Namibia and Ethiopia, Rwanda on research and educational business. I have published two books in the UK with Upfront Publishing (1. Pig Production Science and Technology; 2. Applied Animal Feed Science and Technology) and have also developed two software 1. Dairy software for the University of Zimbabwe Dairy and 2. IDT Feed Formulation software. I also hold a Diploma in Electronics, and an Advanced Certificate in Motor Maintenance
