Louhaichi, Mounir2018-11-012018-11-01Mourad Rekik, Mounir Louhaichi. (9/3/2014). Cactusnet: Promoting the social and ecological benefits of cactus production: Enhancing sheep reproduction through cactus-based feed diets. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/8523Recurrent fodder scarcity across West Asia and North Africa poses a major threat to the fertility and performance of livestock herds, a mainstay of the region’s agricultural production systems. Cactus plants present a sustainable and cost-effective solution for the region’s pastoralists, providing a stable source of nutrients capable of maintaining healthy reproductive cycles.PDFCC-BY-NC-4.0fodder scarcitylivestock fertilityshrub speciesagricultural production systemsenhancementBriefOpen access