Tawheida I. Zein- Elabdeen1 , F. A. Ahmed2, Khadiga A. Abdelatti 3 and
A. Khatir 4
1 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Omdurman Islamic University.
2Omdurman Ahlia University-P.O.Box (Private ) 10479 Khartoum, Sudan.
3Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Khartoum, Khartoum-Sudan
Summary
The study was conducted to evaluate the plant cover values of the pasture in Zalingei Western Sudan. In an extensive survey, pasture plants have been evaluated, quantitatively in which different plants species, forage production and stocking rate had been determined and qualitatively in which nutritive value of the pasture plant had been determined. During the autumn a large numbers of sheep were weighed and their age and sex were expressed. The results showed that the sheep weight substantially increased as the autumn progresses. It was concluded that Zalingei pasture covers maintenance and production requirements of grazing animal during autumn.
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