• Developing a low-cost recirculating aquaculture system using locally available media as biofilters for removing ammonia and nitrite 

  Mnyoro, Mang’era Samwel (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world and remains a vibrant and important sector for production of high-quality protein food. Success for the aquaculture industry is attributed to growing ...
• Production of freshwater infusoria and blacksoldier fly larvae using various organic substrates as starter feeds for fish larvae 

  Mwandya, A.W; Said, J.A (An International Journal of Basic and Applied Research, 2022)

  Freshwater infusoria were raised on banana peels, potato peels, cabbage leaves and water lettuce for three weeks while Blacksoldier fry larvae (BSFL) raised on goat, pig and cow dung manures for four weeks was later fed ...
• Effects of different diets on weight gain, carcass and meat quality characteristics of two indigenous cattle breeds of Tanzania 

  Mwilawa, Angello J.T (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2012)

  Two experiments were conducted to study the effects of different diets on weight gain. carcass and meat quality characteristics of two indigenous cattle in Tanzania. In Experiment (Expt.) 1, 60 Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu ...
• Growth and yield of three brachiaria cultivars from the Southern highlands, Rungwe, Mbeya, Tanzania 

  Selemani, I.S (An International Journal of Basic and Applied Research, 2022)

  Scarcity of grazing land in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania limits livestock production. Although high yielding pasture species such as Brachiaria are recommended in the areas where land is limiting factor, there is ...
• Assessment of genetic diversity and population trend of frigate tuna (auxis thazard) in Tanzania marine waters 

  Maduhu, Elizabeth Mayunga (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Frigate tuna (Auxis thazard) is one of the most harvested marine fish in Tanzania and contributes to food security of the people living in the coastal areas and the country’s economy in general. Frigate tuna is highly ...
• Evaluation of feeding strategies for sasso and kuroiler chickens under semi-scavenging system of production in Tanzania 

  Sanka, Y. D. (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2022)

  Smallholder chicken farmers produce more than 60% of chicken meat and eggs in Tanzania. As the poultry industry grows, it is increasingly becoming important to focus on strategies to increase meat and egg production while ...
• Changing livelihoods and adaptive capacity of agro-pastoralists evicted from Ihefu in Tanzania 

  Msigwa, G. B. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014-10-04)

  There are numerous incidences of impoverishment and livelihood change in pastoral societies following transformation in land use and ownership and their livelihoods. Both in theory and practice, pastoral production has ...
• Performance and meat quality of Tanzania shorthorn zebu cattle under feedlot based on local feed resources in Kongwa district, Tanzania 

  Kimirei, Saning’o Gabriel (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  An on-station feeding experiment was conducted to develop cheap and good quality fattening diets based on locally available feed ingredients: to assess the growth performance, feed utilization efficiency, carcass ...
• On farm feeding interventions for higher performance and profitability of local chickens in Babati district, Tanzania. 

  Marwa, Leonard Joseph (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Local chickens contribute about 56% of products from chickens produced in Tanzania. As the poultry industry grows, it is important to focus on improving their productivity to meet the increasing market demand of meat and ...
• Nutritive value of orchard grass for cattle and sheep 

  Madata, Gaspary S. (West Virginia University, 1980)

  A study was undertaken to examine seasonal and growth stage effects on intake and digestibility of orchardgrass by grazing cows and to determine effects of fertilization of orchardgrass with kieserite on its nutritive ...
• Characterization of biological features of the Kongwa weed (Astripomoea hyoscyamoides vatke verdc) in Kongwa district, Central Tanzania 

  Lusamila, Yacob Manyabuluba (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  A study was carried out in Kongwa ranch and surrounding villages to evaluate the biological characteristics of kongwa weed. The study site was stratified into three land use types namely; Grazing Land (GL), Crop Land ...
• Assessment of genetic purity and diversity of farmed tilapia fish in Tanzania mainland 

  Shabani, Mashaka (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Fish farming in Tanzania is done in ponds and cages by commercial and smallholder farmers, mostly using tilapia species. The productivity of fish farming is believed to be strongly influenced by the quality of the strain ...
• Utilization of domestic wastewater for irrigation in Dodoma and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania 

  Makono, Kilobe Benedict (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2012)

  This study was undertaken to investigate the extent of domestic wastewater utilization for irrigation in Dodoma and Morogoro regions. Cross-sectional study was conducted from June, 2008 to February, 2009 in urban and ...
• Empirical verification of local knowledge in the description of nutritive value of forages in mixed farming systems of Turiani, Morogoro, Tanzania. 

  Komwihangilo, Daniel M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2005)

  Studies were conducted in the mixed farming system of Turiani division, Morogoro, Tanzania in order to find out how local knowledge (LK) characterizes different types of forages, feeding and production responses of crossbred ...
• Nutritive value and evaluation of appropriate feeding strategies of grain sorghum varieties for poultry in Tanzania 

  Kaijage, John Theodosias (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

  In Tanzania, maize scarcity, high cost and competitiveness between humans and other livestock has necessitated the search for alternative energy sources for poultry. In view of this, four studies on the assessment of the ...
• Phenotypic and genetic characterisation of the Fipa cattle in Rukwa region in the south-western highlands of Tanzania 

  Mwambene, Pius Lazaro (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

  Adequate characterization of Farm Animal Genetic Resources is a prerequisite for successful sustainable utilisation and informed decision-making in national livestock genetic improvement and conservation programmes. The ...
• Comparative performance of two improved chicken breeds reared under different agro-ecologies and management Systems in Tanzania. 

  Guni, Fadhili Said (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  In recent decades the demand for poultry and livestock products has increased significantly. Likewise, poultry rearing has been adopted as a tool for poverty alleviation and has led some development agencies to promote ...
• Quality of Milk from Norwegian Dairy Goats Bred and raised in Mgeta Division, Morogoro Region, Tanzania 

  Msalya, George Mutani; Urassa, F.E.; Kifaro, G.C. (TAJAS, 2021)

  Milk from goats has uplifted the nutritional standards of many poor households in rural communities in developing countries. In Tanzania, consumption of milk in these communities has increased since introduction of dairy ...
• Evolutionary Divergence and Rates of Base Substitutions Across Four Populations of Nigerian Zebu Cattle at Heat Shock Protein 90 Locus 

  Onasanya, Gbolabo O.; Msalya, George Mutani; Thiruvenkadan, Aranganoor K.; Murali, Nagarajan; Ikeobi, Christian O. (Academic Letter, 2022-05)

  In this study, we attempted to examine the ability of Nigerian zebu cattle to cope with changing effect of climate especially thermal assaults/heat stress. Heat shock protein (HSP) 90 is a member of HSPs family that are ...
• Assessment of growth and population structure revealed sufficient genetic diversity among lambs of Mecheri sheep in Tamil Nadu, India 

  Thiruvenkadan, Aranganoor Kannan; Muralidharan, Jaganathan; Ramanujam, Rajendran; Msalya, George Mutani (Elsevier, 2022-07)

  This study was designed to evaluate various genetic parameters for growth characteristics, genetic progression, and to find out the genetic constitution of a population of Mecheri sheep, a tropical breed native to Tamil ...

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