The exploitation of diverse cropping practices alongside residue incorporation has remained low among small-holder rural farming households in Sub-Saharan Africa. Three-stratum forage system (TSFS) which integrates forages for animal feeds with food crops is a significant sustainable strategy enhancing incorporation. This study was conducted Busia County Kenya to; (i) determine the effects TSFS...

Effects of protein supplementation, with and without starch on nutritional performance metabolic characteristics cattle fed low- medium-quality tropical forages were evaluated using 4 cannulated steers distributed according to a × Latin square. Experimental periods divided into two subperiods. In the first subperiod, animals received low-quality hay medium-quality. Supplementation schemes in se...