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Indigenous knowledge of fodder tree selectivity by local goats in the mid‐hills of Nepal

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  • Luma Nidhi Pandey
  • Michael Kam
  • Shambhu B. Pandey
  • Chet R. Upreti
  • Netra P. Osti
  • A. Allan Degen

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Purpose - Tree fodder is an important constituent of livestock feed in the mid‐hills of Nepal, particularly so during the dry winter. The purpose of this paper is to compare the ranking of tree fodders by indigenous goat raisers to the selectivity of fodder by goats. Design/methodology/approach - Fodder from six trees, namely, khanayo (Ficus semicordata), sal (Shorea robusta), kabro (Ficus lacor), pakhuri (Ficus globerrima), katus (Catannopsis tribuloides) and aanp (Mangifera indica)are used. Goat raisers rank the six fodders, giving 1 as the most preferred by goats and 6 as the least preferred. In addition, a feeding trial is carried out in which the six fodders are offered simultaneously to adult, castrated male and lactating, female local khari goats and intake of each fodder is determined. Findings - Khanayo (1.00) is ranked highest by the goat farmers, followed by kabro (2.47), pakhuri (3.58), sal (4.16), aanp (4.56) and katus (5.21). Selectivity by the goats is highest in khanayo and kabro, intermediate in aanp and pakhuri and lowest in katus and sal. The correlation between farmer ranking and goat selectivity approaches significance (r=0.48; MantelP

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  • Luma Nidhi Pandey & Michael Kam & Shambhu B. Pandey & Chet R. Upreti & Netra P. Osti & A. Allan Degen, 2009. "Indigenous knowledge of fodder tree selectivity by local goats in the mid‐hills of Nepal," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 3(3), pages 241-255, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:v:3:y:2009:i:3:p:241-255
    DOI: 10.1108/17506200910982000
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