Determining chemical constituents of the selected rangeland to help improve feed quality under the context of climate change in the districts of Gandaki river basin / S. Chaudhary in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University, Volume 2 (2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 2 (2018) . - 183-189 p. Title : Determining chemical constituents of the selected rangeland to help improve feed quality under the context of climate change in the districts of Gandaki river basin Material Type: printed text Authors: S. Chaudhary, Author ; N. R. Devkota, Author Publication Date: 2018 Article on page: 183-189 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: rangelands, chemical constituents, climate change, feeding management, monsoon Abstract: This study was conducted in the selected rangelands of Gandaki River Basins (GRB) to determine the major chemical constituents of the rangelands under the context of possible adverse impact of change in climatic variability to provide guidelines for best possible feeding to the graziers. Five rangelands were selected whereas five quadrat samples were taken twice during post monsoon and before start of the winter season in each rangeland. Significant difference (p Crude Fibre and Total Ash in post monsoon period were observed. But, there was no significant difference in any chemical constituent before the start of winter season in all five rangelands. The crude protein content varied from 7.04±0.96% to 11.71±3.26% in post monsoon and 8.40±0.93% to 11.16±3.33% before the start of winter season. The status of CP was quite good for ruminants' maintenance, and was with the standard of grade 4 and 5 in terms of protein availability. Similarly, the range of DM was 25.9±8.26% to 50.14±7.36% in post monsoon sampling whereas it was 26.04±2.00 to 49.16±7.04 % before the start of winter. They fall in the range of high category with respect to the dry matter content. Grasses were pre-dominant in the rangelands whereas proportion of legume was minimum. More than 80% farmers had knowledge about climate change and they have felt the impacts of climate change in livestock production including feeds and feeding management. The availability of grasses and legumes in the rangelands are decreasing and it needs proper improvement to meet the nutritive requirements of animals also in line with improving such rangelands to develop more productive to tackle with possible adverse impact of change in climatic variabilities in the days to come. Link for e-copy: https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/Determining_chemical_constituents_of_the_ [...] [article] Determining chemical constituents of the selected rangeland to help improve feed quality under the context of climate change in the districts of Gandaki river basin [printed text] / S. Chaudhary, Author ; N. R. Devkota, Author . - 2018 . - 183-189 p. Languages : English (eng) in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 2 (2018) . - 183-189 p. Keywords: rangelands, chemical constituents, climate change, feeding management, monsoon Abstract: This study was conducted in the selected rangelands of Gandaki River Basins (GRB) to determine the major chemical constituents of the rangelands under the context of possible adverse impact of change in climatic variability to provide guidelines for best possible feeding to the graziers. Five rangelands were selected whereas five quadrat samples were taken twice during post monsoon and before start of the winter season in each rangeland. Significant difference (p Crude Fibre and Total Ash in post monsoon period were observed. But, there was no significant difference in any chemical constituent before the start of winter season in all five rangelands. The crude protein content varied from 7.04±0.96% to 11.71±3.26% in post monsoon and 8.40±0.93% to 11.16±3.33% before the start of winter season. The status of CP was quite good for ruminants' maintenance, and was with the standard of grade 4 and 5 in terms of protein availability. Similarly, the range of DM was 25.9±8.26% to 50.14±7.36% in post monsoon sampling whereas it was 26.04±2.00 to 49.16±7.04 % before the start of winter. They fall in the range of high category with respect to the dry matter content. Grasses were pre-dominant in the rangelands whereas proportion of legume was minimum. More than 80% farmers had knowledge about climate change and they have felt the impacts of climate change in livestock production including feeds and feeding management. The availability of grasses and legumes in the rangelands are decreasing and it needs proper improvement to meet the nutritive requirements of animals also in line with improving such rangelands to develop more productive to tackle with possible adverse impact of change in climatic variabilities in the days to come. Link for e-copy: https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/Determining_chemical_constituents_of_the_ [...]