Small ruminant feed systems: perceptions and practices in the transitional zone of Ghana

Table 3 Categorization of feeds fed and their frequencies of mention in 36 households

Feed category	Frequency of mention of feeds in category	Feed types
Wild browse	42	Margaritaria discoidea, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Ficus sur, Ficus exasperata, Bridelia micrantha, Adansonia digitata
Natural pasture	12	Sida acuta, Andropogon gayanus, Pennisetum purpureum, centro, Digitaria insularis, Panicum maximum
Cultivated multipurpose trees and shrubs	35	Ficus umbellata, Gmelina arborea, Mangifera indica, Ficus sycomorus, Leucaena leucocephala
Crop residue	34	Banana leaves, cassava leaves, plantain leaves, palm leaves, maize leaves, cowpea leaves, groundnut tops
Crop by-products	65	Cassava peels, yam peels, household food waste, maize flour, plantain peels, cowpea husk
Crops	44	Maize grains, cassava tubers, cowpea grains.
Total	232*

* Not all 33 feeds were fed in all 36 households. This value represents the sum of frequencies for all feeds across all households. It is the number of household-feed cases.

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