Crop residue utilization and manure management practices in Peri-Urban Dairy Production Systems in Kisumu County, Kenya
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The study established that the predominant crop residues were green maize stover (40.70%), dry maize Stover (16.80 %,), and green maize cob and kernel Stover (13.50%) in semi-zero grazing systems. In low percentages were vegetable waste, banana residue, and sweet potato vines. These residues are primarily utilized as livestock feed (55.9%), organic fertilizer (19.7%), mulch (14.4%), livestock housing and bedding (4.5%). The common manure management practices during dry and rainy season included the collection of dung without urine at 39.20% and 36.60%, storing manure in the open at 38.60% and 36.90%, and composting at 85.40% and 87.70%, respectively in semi-grazing systems. The predominant crop residue could be targeted and manure management practice harnessed in a vibrant cottage industry to produce more refined products for the livestock feeds and household uses
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