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Contents: |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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INTRODUCTION |
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PART I -SELECTING AND GROWING SWEET POTATO FOR
LIVESTOCK |
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Technology for growing dual-purpose and forage-purpose
sweetpotato in the Northern Midlands of Vietnam |
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1.1 |
Characteristics of Northern Midlands of
Vietnam |
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1.2 |
Geographical location |
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1.3 |
Recommended sweetpotato varieties suitable for root
and vine dual-purpose and their characteristics |
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1.4 |
Sweetpotato varieties suitable for forage purpose and
their characteristics |
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1.5 |
Technologies that can be applied to increase vine and
root yield |
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Technology for growing dual-purpose and forage-purpose
sweetpotato in the Red River Delta of Vietnam |
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2.1 |
Characteristics of the Red River Delta |
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2.2 |
Geographical location |
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2.3 |
Recommended sweetpotato varieties suitable for root
and vine dual-purpose and their characteristics |
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2.4 |
Sweetpotato varieties suitable for forage purpose and
their characteristics |
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2.5 |
Technologies that can be applied to increase vine and
root yield |
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Technology for growing dual-purpose and forage-purpose
sweetpotato in North-Central Vietnam |
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3.1 |
Characteristics of North-Central Vietnam |
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3.2 |
Geographical location |
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3.3 |
Recommended sweetpotato varieties suitable for root
and vine dual-purpose and their characteristics |
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3.4 |
Sweetpotato varieties suitable for forage purpose and
their characteristics |
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3.5 |
Technologies that can be applied to increase vine and
root yield |
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PART II - SWEETPOTATO ROOT AND VINE PROCESSING
AND FEEDING TO PIGS |
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1 |
Sweetpotato vine and root ensiling methods and use of
silage as pig feed |
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1.1 |
Method |
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1.2 |
Using sweetpotato vine and root silage to feed pigs |
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Feed crops and their processing and storage methods |
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2.1 |
Energy sources |
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2.2 |
Protein sources |
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2.3 |
Concentrated feed mixtures (basal feed) |
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Chemical composition and nutritive value of main feeds
for pigs in Vietnam |
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Composition of concentrate feed mixtures (basal feed)
and the rations for pigs for various weight categories |
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3.1 |
Summary of various types of feed |
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3.2 |
Composition of four types of basal feed and corresponding
rations |
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3.3 |
Daily feed ration |
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3.4 |
Vine and root sweetpotato silage formulae |
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Technical supplement: Some principles of pig
nutrition in the tropics |
