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Research, Policy and Practice

Table 4 Farmers’ perception of acceptable feed supplements for cattle in the dry season

From: Identification of the feed supplements commonly utilised by communal beef cattle farmers during the dry season at Ga-Matlala, Limpopo province

Feed supplements

Yes, percentage (%)

No, percentage (%)

No response, percentage (%)

Lucerne hay

62.7

0

25.4

Maize stover

16.9

5.1

 

Salt licks

6.8

0

 

Molasses meal

5.1

0

 

Cattle feed pellets

3.4

0

 

Calf grower

3.4

0

 

Soya bean meal

1.7

0

 

Calf milk replacer

1.7

0

 

Beef cattle finisher

1.7

0

 

Mixture of Mabele, yellow meal and sunflower

1.7

0

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