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Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
versión On-line ISSN 2346-3775
Resumen
COWLEY, FRANCES C. y ROSCHINSKY, ROMANA. Incorporating leucaena into goat production systems. Trop. Grassl.-Forrajes Trop. [online]. 2019, vol.7, n.2, pp.173-181. ISSN 2346-3775. https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(7)173-181.
The integration of leucaena into goat production systems in the tropics and subtropics is reviewed. Goats are well adapted to leucaena, and able to be productive on diets containing up to 100% leucaena as a result of bacterial and hepatic detoxification. Incorporation of leucaena into goat production systems can improve liveweight gains, milk production, worm control and reproduction. Successful feeding systems for goats can be based on both grazed silvopastoral systems and cut-and-carry intensive systems, although there is a lack of farming systems research examining the integration of leucaena into goat production systems, or documentation of the practicalities of these practices.
Palabras clave : Caprus aegagrus hircus; cut-and-carry; grazing; silvopastoral systems; tree legumes.