01332nam a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006010000270007824500750010526000270018030000100020749000530021750000690027052006380033965000180097765000160099565000210101165000150103265000120104765300190105965300120107813242022013-09-13       2000    bl uuuu      00u1 u    #d  a92-5-104500-31 aMANNETJE, L.'t. (Ed.).  aSilage making in the tropics with particular emphasis os smallholders.  aRome: FAO, 2000.c2000  a180p.  a(FAO Plant production an protection papar, 161).  aFAO Electronic conference on Tropical Silage, 1999. Proceedings.  aThe  use of silage has been an integral component of temperate feeding systems worldwide, as a means to ensure year-round feed supply for high production animals. However, its in the tropics has been restricted to isolated cases, usually involving higher-retum enterprises, and particularly th dairy industry. What are the reasons for its apparent lack of application in the tropics? This electronic conference examined this question and various aspects of silage making in the tropics. In particular, it reviewed the potential for use of tropical silage for livestock production, with special reference to the smallholder situation.  asilage making  asmall farms  aPequeno Produtor  aProdução  aSilagem  aTropical zones  aTropico