Research, Policy and Practice
Table 5 The farmers’ reasons for acceptability of feed supplements for cattle in communal areas of Limpopo province
Feed supplements | Average weight gain, percentage (%) | Weight gain, percentage (%) | Weight loss, percentage (%) | Sickness, percentage (%) | Fast growth, percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lucerne hay | 3.4 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maize stover | 15.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
Salt lick | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Molasses meal | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cattle feed pellets | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Calf grower | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Soya bean meal | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calf milk replacer | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beef cattle finisher | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mixture of Mabele, yellow meal and sunflower | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |