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Livestock Research for Rural Development, Volume 34, Number 1, January 2022
ISSN 0121-3784

Editorial

Global warming and ecological decay are directly linked to the dominance of soybean and maize in feeding systems of pigs and poultry. Increased deforestation in exporting countries for planting the crops and expanded ocean freight to transport them to consumers are major drivers of global warming. Small and medium-scale farms in importing countries face increased costs as they are not equipped with the infrastructure to accommodate bulk delivery, storage and processing of the imported raw materials. The purpose of this position paper is to draw attention to the opportunities presented by tropical ecosystems to produce local alternatives to maize and soybean. Special attention is given to using indigenous plants of the Araceae family (Taro in Asia and Bore in Latin-America) as complete feeds for indigenous breeds of pigs that adapt readily to consuming plants that are native to the environments in which they themselves evolved.

Contents

Papers:

  1. Reducing the carbon foot print of pig production in the tropics with local feed and breed resources; T R Preston (EDITORIAL)

  2. Periwinkle shell as an alternative calcium source on performance and egg quality of layer hens; N W Anizoba, S O C Ugwu, N E Ikeh, I E Uzochukwu, O F Orazulike and N S Machebe

  3. Effects of harvesting time on yield, chemical composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and replacement of trash fish for feeding seabass (Lates calcarifer Bloch, 1790) rearing in fresh and brackish water; Pham Thi Phuong Lan, Le Duc Ngoan, Nguyen Hai Quan and Nguyen Duy Quynh Tram

  4. Evaluation of the pastoral potential of steppe rangelands Algerian cases of M’Sila (Algeria); D Boussaada, H Yerou, K Benabdelli and S Djelailia (in frech)

  5. Effect of tomato waste meal supplementation on laying performance and egg quality of white leghorn chickens; Kemer Yimam Ahmed, Mengistu Urge, Shalu Kumar and Negasi Ameha

  6. Duckweed (Lemna minor) meal as partial replacement for fish meal in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) juvenile diets; Arnold Ebuka Irabor, Oghenebrorhie Obakanurhie, Francis Oster Nwachi, Paterson Adogbeji Ekokotu, Jerimoth Kesena Ekelemu, Ovie Kingsley Awhefeada, Lydia Mosunmola Adeleke, Hardin Pierre Jrn and Oghenefejiro Adagha

  7. Growth of West African dwarf goats fed acacia leaves and increasing proportions of cassava pulp replacing cocoa pods; C O Raimi and A A Adeloye

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