Advancements in Sustainable Livestock Feed: Harnessing Drought-Tolerant Crops.

Sipho Tonisi, Tafadzwa Kaseke, Nqobile A Masondo, Jerry O Adeyemi, Olaniyi A Fawole

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Sipho TonisiPostharvest and Agroprocessing Research Centre, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.

Tafadzwa KasekePostharvest and Agroprocessing Research Centre, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3190-4769

Nqobile A MasondoAgricultural Research Council-Vegetables, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, Roodeplaat, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.

Jerry O AdeyemiPostharvest and Agroprocessing Research Centre, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-7769-5264

Olaniyi A FawolePostharvest and Agroprocessing Research Centre, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P.O. Box 524, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.

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National Research Foundation of South Africa SPAR231013155231

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Abstract

Livestock feed shortage is a serious global problem, worsened by climate-change-induced droughts that continue to disrupt its production, consequently threatening food and nutrition security. Drought poses a significant threat to conventionally farmed feed crops, such as maize and soybeans, reducing their availability and negatively impacting the livestock industry. These crops cannot withstand intense drought, creating a need for alternative feed sources with good nutritional value, positive health benefits and livestock performance, as well as cost-reduction potential for farmers. Research continues to explore drought-tolerant crops such as sorghum (

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alternative livestock feedclimate changeclimate-smart agriculturedrought-tolerant cropsOpuntia ficus-indica

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PMID41828961

DOI10.3390/ani16050753

PMCPMC12985175

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