Contents

Introduction

• The SAREC project on "Sustainable Livestock Production on Local Feed Resources"; Luu Trong Hieu
   

• SAREC -supported research activities in Vietnam; a contribution to the sustainable pro-poor livestock development; Le Viet Ly

Farming systems

• Improving biomass yield and soil fertility by associations of Flemingia (Flemingia  macrophylla) with Mulberry (Morus alba) and cassava (Manihot esculenta) on sloping land in the Bavi area; Nguyen Phuc Tien, Ngo Tien Dung, Nguyen Thi Mui, Dinh Van Binh and T R Preston
   
• Growing Mulberry and Trichanthera gigantea in association with Flemingia macrophylla on sloping land and using
  the foliages as feeds for rabbits; Ly Thi Luyen, Nguyen Thi Mui, Nguyen Phuc Tien, Dinh Van Binh and T R Preston
   
• Evaluation of some unconventional trees/plants as ruminant feeds  in Central Vietnam; Nguyen Xuan Ba and Le Duc Ngoan
   
• Productivity and environmental and economic evaluation of integrated duck-rice-fish systems on smallholdings in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam; Bui Xuan Men and R Brian Ogle
   
• Biomass production of Moringa oleifera and some legumes in the hilly area of Tinh Bien district, An Giang province;  Luu Huu Manh, Nguyen Nhut Xuan Dung and Vo Tong Xuan
   
• Dairy cattle feed from stover derived from mature and immature maize crops in small holder crop–livestock production systems in Vietnam; Nguyen van Hiep and Ngo Van Man
   
• Effect of using local ducks to control insects in paddy fields  in duck-fish-rice systems on economic benefits and insecticide residue levels; Nguyen Thi Minh,  Le Viet Ly and E R Ørskov

Pig production

• Ileal digestibility of coconut oil meal and rubber seed oil meal in growing pigs; Bui Huy Nhu Phuc
   

• Pre- and post-natal exposure to duckweed affects its post-weaning familiarity and intake in Large White and Mong Cai pigs; Dam Van Tien and T R Preston
   

• Utilization of catfish oil in diets based on  dried cassava root waste  for crossbred fattening pigs in the Mekong delta of Vietnam; Le Thi Men, Huynh Huu Chi, Ngo Vi Nghia, Nguyen Thi Kim Khang, Brian Ogle and T R Preston
   

• Effect of dietary protein level on the performance of growing pigs under village conditions
   in Central Vietnam; Nguyen Thi Hoa Ly, Nguyen Thi Loc, Du Thanh Hang and Truong Thi Thuan
   

• Evaluation of ensiled groundnut leaves for growing pigs; Vo Thi Kim Thanh and Brian Ogle
   

• Effects of DL-methionine supplementation in ensiled cassava root-based diets on the performance and economic efficiency of F1 (Large White x Mong Cai) fattening pigs; Nguyen Thi Loc and Le Khac Huy
   

• Effect of high dietary levels of sweet potato leaves on the reproductive performance of pure and crossbred Mong Cai sows; Hoang Nghia Duyet, Nguyen Dinh Son, Nguyen Van An and Truong Thi Thuan
   

• Assessment of available pig feeds and adoption of recommended  feeding practices by farmer households in central Vietnam; Nguyen Thi Loc, Le Duc Ngoan, Nguyen Thi Hoa Ly, Du Thanh Hang, Truong Thi Thuan and Le Dinh Phung
   

• Preliminary research results on application of a local medicinal herb (Achyranthes aspera) as dietary supplement to sows
  to prevent diarrhea in piglets; Pham Hong Son, Pham Quang Trung, Tran Quang Vui  and  Dinh Thi Bich Lan
   

• Utilization of by-product from Soya bean for growing pigs; Tran Thi Thu Hong, Vo Thi Kim Thanh, Dao Thi Phuong,
  Phung Thi Luu and E R Ørskov
   

• Protein enrichment of cassava by-products using Aspergillus niger  and feeding the product to pigs; Nguyen Van Phong, Nguyen The Hoa Ly, Du Thanh Hang and Nguyen Van Nhac
   

• Effect floor types on performance and health of F1 (Yorkshire x Mong cai) fattening pigs and of Mong cai gilts raised by smallholders;  Pham Khanh Tu, Hoang Nghia Duyet, Nguyen Thi Vinh, Brian Ogle and Antol Beynen
   
• The effect of dietary protein level on the growing of F1 (Yorkshire x Mong Cai) pigs using local feed resources; Hoang Nghia Duyet
   

• Protein enrichment of cassava by-products using Aspergillus-niger and feeding the product to pigs; Nguyen Van Phong, Nguyen The Hoa Ly, Nguyen Van Nhac and Du Thanh Hang
   

• Effects of replacement of fish meal with brewery waste on the performance of growing pigs; Luu Huu Manh, Nguyen Nhut Xuan Dung and Brian Ogle
   

• Effects of replacement of fish meal with rice distiller’s waste (hem) on performance and carcass quality of growing pigs; Luu Huu Manh, Nguyen Nhut Xuan Dung and Erik Lindberg
   
• Ensiling and preserving chicken manure as animal feed  and its evaluation in diets of F1 fattening pigs under village conditions; Ninh Thi Len, Le Minh Linh and Brian Ogle

Poultry production

• Evaluation of shrimp by-product for laying hens in smallholder systems in Thua Thien Hue Province; Ngo Huu Toan and Le Duc Ngoan
   

• Effect of level of fresh duckweed (Lemna minor)in diets of chickens raised in confinement; Du Thanh Hang
   

• Effect on performance of replacing broken rice by molasses with supplementation of soya wastes in diets for growing ducks; Nguyen Thi Kim Dong, Pham Tan Nha, B Ogle and T R Preston
   

• Use of rubber seed meal in diets for colored feather chickens; Duong Duy Dong
   
•  Improving the yolk colour of quail eggs by supplementing  the rations with cassava leaf meal and Field Crab Roe; Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nhung

Large ruminant production

• Effect of drenching with cooking oil on performance of local “Yellow” cattle fed rice straw and cassava foliage;  Nguyen Thi Hong Nhan, Nguyen Van Hon, Nguyen Trong Ngu, Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, T R Preston, and R A Leng
   

• In vitro digestibility of rice straw after mushroom  cultivation and the utilization of nutrients of enriched rice straw by Red Sindhi crossbred cattle; Nguyen Van Thu
   

• Effect of chicken age and preservation methods on chemical composition of chicken litter and intake and growth performance of local cattle fed rice straw-chicken litter; Tran Quoc Viet, Le Minh Linh and Dao Duc Kien
   

• Effect of different strategies of processing rice straw on in vitro digestibility using rumen fluid or faecal inocula of local cattle; Nguyen Van Thu
   
• Effects of rubber seed meal on  growth and digestibility of  growing cattle  fed urea-treated rice straw; Bui Van Chinh, Chu Manh Thang and Le Viet Ly
   

• Supplementing cassava root meal and processed cassava leaves to diets based on forage maize or natural grasses and rice straw for growing male swamp buffaloes; Dao Lan Nhi, Mai Van Sanh and Le Viet Ly

Goat and sheep production

• Effects of experience in the pre-weaning period on food familiarity and intake in goats: transmission of preference for rice straw via mother’s milk or by social facilitation;  Dam Van Tien
   

• Effects of tree foliages compared with grasses on growth and intestinal nematode infestation in confined goats; Nguyen Kim Lin, T R Preston, Dinh Van Binh  and  Nguyen Duy Ly
   

• Study on processing and utilizing rice straw as a feed resource for sheep in North Vietnam; Khuc Thi Hue, Nguyen Thi Mui, Do Thi Thanh Van, Dinh Van Binh and T R Preston
   

• Studies on the nutritive value of foliage from legumes and shrubs for goats; Ngo Tien Dung, Nguyen Thi Mui, Tran Hoang Chat and Dinh Van Binh
   

• Utilisation of Gliricidia leaves (Gliricidia maculata) as a protein source for dairy goats; Nguyen van Hao and Nguyen van Hiep

   

• The utilisation of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed cake as protein source for growing goats; Nguyen van Hao and Duong Thanh Liem
   
• Effect of supplementation of ammoniated rice straw with cassava leaves or grass on intake, digestibility and N retention by goats; Ho Quang Do, Vo Van Son, Bui Phan Thu Hang, Vuong Chan Tri and T R Preston

   

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