Desmodium

It is a silver leaf has stems and leaves covered in dense hairs which make them stick to hands and
clothing . It has green and white leaves light green underneath . It is popular in cut and carry feeding
systems. It can be intercropped with fodder crops suchs maize or Napier grass and can help to control
weeds .

IIt's used as tonic febrifuge digestive antisemitic in inflammation condition of chest and various other
infammatory condition.

Sunflowers

It's an annual herb with a rough hairy and broad coarsely toothed rough leaves of 7.5 to 30 cm
(3_12inches) long arranged in spirals . The attractive heads of flowers are 7.5 to 15 cm wide in wild
specimen.

Uses

The Leaves are used for fodder the flowers yield a yellow dye the seed contain oil which are used as
food.

Nandi setaria

Nandi setaria is a moderate to all bunch grass . The flowering heads are spike like and generally have
good seed production . The base of vegetative tillers is flattened while the leaves are generally broad
and mostly hairless . It can grow to height of about 2 meter

How many kg does a cow need per . Cut fresh fodder and leave in a dark place for a day to wilt the
chop into 2inch piece to make it easy for your low to eat . This avoid feed wastage .

A dairy cow should be given 15_20 kg of chopped forage per day preferably in two splits ie.one in the
morning and in the Evening .

Lucern

It is a deep _rooted ,temperate perennial pasture legume which is well adapted to mixed farming
systems

Uses of Lucern .

Lucerne is a reliable plants for use as extensive pasture intensive forage and fodder under irrigation .
Livestock production and increase in the yield and quality of subsequent cereal crops.

Guetemala
It's a fodder that grows well in areas where Napier and other fodder crops do well . It's an alternative
fodder crops . That withstand Napier stunt and head smut diseases . It can be fed to livestock to increase
milk production.

Pigs production.

The institution has kept pigs . They kept breeds like landrace and large white . The initial investment is
geared towards housing , breeds and feeds . feeding accounts for 60 to 70 per cont of the total cost.

Housing of pigs

The housing unit should talk into account drainage and separate feeding and watering are . Method of
housing include structures with concrete slating floor.

Diseases

The common diseases affecting pigs is African swine fever .

It does note have vaccine or cure.

Marketing

if you are buy a piglet when it's 2 months old it will be ready for Sale within 6 months the profit per a
grown pigs range from Kshs 20000 to Kshs 30000.

Zero grazing

This is where the grass is harvested and fed fresh to housed cattle on a daily basis . They kept mostly
fresians

Feathers of zero grazing unit.

Milk area .

This is where milking is done walking area . The area gives the cow room to walk and exercise . It is in
between the cubicles and feeding area .

They have troughs for the holding water and feeds . Each animals should have it's feeding trough to
avoid fighting and injury during eating.

Calfpen.

This should be raised and protected from wind expensive to wind will predispose the calf the calf to
respiratory infections . It should have a door that can be located to make it secure provide foot path for
disinfection of any one coming into the unit.