Plant cover and livestock husbandry in Western Darfur-Sudan

Abstract

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.