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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 17-19, 2018, Ghent}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Global food security and food safety:\\The role of universities''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Effects of Spacing, Cutting Height and Cutting Interval on Fodder Yield and Nutritional Value of \textit{Cajanus Cajan}\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Oluwatosin Bode Omotoso, The Federal University of Technology, Dept. of Animal Production and Health, 23401~Akure, Nigeria, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{tos2bod@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Oluwatosin Bode Omotoso, Adebowale Noah Fajemisin, Olawale Jacob Ogunshola}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{The Federal University of Technology, Dept. of Animal Production and Health, Nigeria}}}
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\index[author]{Omotoso, Oluwatosin Bode}
\index[author]{Fajemisin, Adebowale Noah}
\index[author]{Ogunshola, Olawale Jacob}
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Forage production is one of the ways to sustaining ruminant animal production in Nigeria as these animals depend largely on plant"=based feed. Hence, \textit{Cajanus cajan} pasture was established to evaluate the effects of planting space, cutting height and interval at harvest on fodder yield and nutritional value of \textit{C.~cajan}. Pre"=planting operations (bush clearing, ploughing, harrowing and ridging) were carried out on a hectare of land, sectionalized into fifteen equal portions. 2--3 seeds of \textit{C.~cajan} were planted using five different planting spaces (40\,$\times$\,\mbox{60\,cm}, 60\,$\times$\,\mbox{60\,cm}, 80\,$\times$\,\mbox{30\,cm}, 100\,$\times$\,\mbox{30\,cm} and 120\,$\times$\,\mbox{30\,cm}) of three replicates per treatment. Post"=planting operations (thinning, supplying and weeding) were done to ensure uniform plant stands, nursed to maturity and harvested at different cutting heights (50, 100 and \mbox{150\,cm}) with cutting intervals of 2, 3 and 4 weeks respectively for five consecutive times to calculate the initial, total and average yield per plot. Air"=dried samples of harvested forages were analysed for proximate composition; and data generated were subjected to statistical analysis. Results showed that; \textit{C.~cajan} sown using 40\,$\times$\,\mbox{60\,cm} planting space, cutting height of \mbox{50\,cm} and cutting interval of 4 weeks had the best fodder yield both at the initial (\mbox{8.95\,kg}) and cumulative (\mbox{3.60\,kg}) compared to other treatments. Crude protein, crude fibre and nitrogen free extract contents were significantly ($p > 0.05$) influenced; and could adequately support the growth of ruminant animals. Thus, it can be concluded that \textit{C.~cajan} could be established using 40\,$\times$\,\mbox{60\,cm} planting space, harvested at 4 weeks interval and cutting at \mbox{50\,cm} height for maximum fodder yield with the aim of feeding ruminant (small) animals.}

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} \textit{Cajanus cajan}, cutting height, cutting interval, fodder yield, plant spacing
\index[key]{Cajanus cajan@\textit{Cajanus cajan}}
\index[key]{Cutting height}
\index[key]{Cutting interval}
\index[key]{Fodder yield}
\index[key]{Plant!spacing}
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