Research strategy

In summary, we have described here the research strategy involved in assessing the suitability of different Napier grass accessions as a feed for animals in different environments. The overall process is one which

• begins with the available population of accessions,
• gradually acquires information about their characteristics
• ends with a smaller sample suitable for evaluation in animal feeding experiments.

If a biometrician becomes involved in a project such as this then he/she needs to understand the whole process and how each study helps to complete a part of the jigsaw.