IntechOpen Book Series Veterinary Medicine and Science Volume 8

László Babinszky is Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Nutrition Physiology, University of Debrecen, Hungary. He has also worked in the Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Wageningen, Netherlands; the Institute for Livestock Feeding and Nutrition (IVVO), Lelystad, Netherlands; the Agricultural University of Vienna (BOKU); the Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Austria; and the Oscar Kellner Research Institute for

Animal Nutrition, Rostock, Germany. In 1992, Dr. Babinszky obtained a Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition from the University of Wageningen. His main research areas are swine and poultry nutrition. He has authored more than 300 publications (papers, book chapters) and edited four books and fourteen international conference proceedings.

Juliana Oliveira is an associate professor at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil, and a researcher for the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She obtained master's and doctoral degrees in Zootechnics from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil, in 2005 and 2008, respectively. Dr. Oliveira has been researching the use of forage in the diet of ruminant animals for more than twelve years.

Dr. Santos is a Professor of Forage Crops and Pastures and Beef Cattle at the Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil. Dr. Santos received his Ph.D. in Animal Science (forage crops and ruminant nutrition) from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, a master's degree in Animal Science, and a BS in Animal Science from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (animal production). Dr. Santos' areas of interest include silage microbiology, culti-

vation and conservation of forage crops in semiarid regions, alternative feeds for ruminants, and pasture management. He is a researcher for INCT (National Institute of Science and Technology) - Animal Science, and a member of the Advisory Animal Science Committee of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

## **Editors of Volume 8: Prof. Dr. László Babinszky**

University of Debrecen Department of Animal Nutrition Physiology, Debrecen, Hungary

**Dr. Juliana Oliveira Dr. Edson Mauro Santos** Federal University of Paraíba, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

**Book Series Editor: Rita Payan-Carreira** University of Évora, Portugal

## Scope of the Series

Paralleling similar advances in the medical field, astounding advances occurred in the Veterinary Medicine and Science in recent decades, fostering a better support to animal health and more humane animal production, a better understanding of the physiology of endangered species, to improve the assisted reproductive technologies or the pathogenesis of certain diseases, where animals can be used as models for human diseases (like cancer, degenerative diseases or fertility), and even as a guarantee of public health. Bridging the Human, Animal and Environmental health, the holistic and integrative "One Health" concept intimately associates the developments within those fields, projecting its advancements into practice. This book series aims to tackle a variety of fields in the animal-related medicine and sciences, providing thematic volumes, high quality and significance in the field, directed to researchers and postgraduates. It aims to give us a glimpse into the new accomplishments in the Veterinary Medicine and Science field. By addressing hot topics in veterinary sciences, we aim to gather authoritative texts within each issue of this series, providing in-depth overviews and analysis for graduates, academics and practitioners and foreseeing a deeper understanding of the subject. Forthcoming texts, written and edited by experienced researchers from both industry and academia, will also discuss scientific challenges faced today in Veterinary Medicine and Science. In brief, we hope that books in this series will provide accessible references for those interested or working in this field and encourage learning in a range of different topics.

## Contents


*by Sylvia I. Kehoe, Paweł Górka and Zhijun J. Cao*

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Bromatological Analysis of the Fodder Marketed in the Peri-Urban Areas of Bujumbura (Burundi): Towards Spontaneous Fodder Conservation by Transformation into Silage *by Joseph Butore, Daniel Sindaye, Mathias Hitimana, Jacques Nkengurutse and Tatien Masharabu*
