Feedipedia news
Adisseo invites you on August 27th to a free webinar where you will discover how digestible amino acid profiles drive protein efficiency in dairy cows. This presentation will explore how pushing the boundaries of metabolic flexibility can improve protein efficiency in dairy cows while supporting sustainability goals and reducing nitrogen losses to the environment.
>> Click here to register
Speakers:
- Kelly Nichols, PhD Assistant Professor University of California, Davis
- Danielle Sherlock, Ruminant Innovation & Customer Success Manager, Adisseo
- Lahlou Bahloul Ruminant Innovation & Customer Success Manager, Adisseo
Explore Feedipedia
 Hairy indigo (Indigofera hirsuta L.) is a subtropical and tropical legume shrub... Read more |
 Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a tropical and subtropical plant cultivated for... Read more |
 African sheepbush (Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze) is an aromatic rounded... Read more |
 Asna (Terminalia elliptica Willd.) is a medium to large deciduous tree native to... Read more |
 The wild amaranth (Amaranthus graecizans L.) is an annual, summer growing herb... Read more |
 Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf or Urochloa decumbens (Stapf)... Read more |
 Achyranthes aspera L. is an herbaceous plant from the tropics and subtropics, ... Read more |
 Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a legume crop grown primarily for its edible seeds... Read more |
 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean pseudo-cereal crop that is... Read more |
 Straw is the crop residue consisting of the dry stems and leaves left after the harvest... Read more |
 Alyce clover (Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) J. Léonard) is an... Read more |
 Cisssus quadrangularis is a deciduous, woody climber belonging to the grape... Read more |
 Sheanut (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) is a deciduous, small to medium-... Read more |
 Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a legume mainly grown for its edible seeds (... Read more |
 Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.) is a highly variable perennial... Read more |
 Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) is a perennial rhizomatous grass, up to 1... Read more |
 Shrimp meal or shrimp waste meal is the undecomposed ground dried waste of shrimp. There... Read more |
 Earthworm meal consists in processed worms reared for vermicomposting, a method of... Read more |
 The flamboyant (Delonix regia (Bojer) Raf.) is a perennial legume tree, grown in... Read more |
 The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.), also called castor bean plant or castor... Read more |
 The century plant (Agave americana L.) is a perennial succulent herb, up to 10 m... Read more |
Pages
Recent resources
Moulinkilia est un compendium en langue française sur les principales ressources alimentaires locales pour les animaux d’élevage de la Guadeloupe, réalisé à partir des travaux réalisés dans le cadre du programme Feedipedia (INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ et FAO, http://www.feedipedia.org/).
Open access opinion paper that makes a case that the emergency aid do more harm than good to African countries. It is valid for all the fields of agriculture but has direct consequence for animal agriculture. The context here is the aid provided during emergencies that are foreseeable recurrent.
Livestock is key to 377 million people in West Africa and in some countries, up to 60% of the population is involved in livestock production. The demand for animal products is increasing with population growth, urbanization, growing middle class, and due to shifting consumer preferences towards animal products. To meet this growing demand, countries in West Africa must engage in accelerated sustainable livestock production undertaking. Livestock development is key to eradicate hunger and poverty. This book attempts to provide up-to-date, and reliable information on the potentials, opportunities, and challenges of the livestock subsector in West Africa.
