Milk yield, milk composition and growth rates of offspring from goats (local-LL, Boer-BB and their crosses-Be) and of sheep (local-LL, Dorper-DD and their crosses-De) were estimated over two kidding/lambing seasons for 12 weeks of lactation using three techniques of milk-yield estimation, namely ...
Banda, J.W.
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Steinbach, J.
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Zerfas, H.P.
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[Composition and yield of milk from non-dairy goats and sheep in Malawi]
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Composition and yield of milk from non-dairy goats and sheep in Malawi
Some Malawi local goats were mated to Saanen bucks and others to local bucks under the same management at the Bunda College farm. Gestation length, birthweights, weaning weight, weight gain per day and weights at one year were observed and compared.The average gestation length of local dams sired...
Karua, S.K.
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Banda, J.W.
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[Dairy goat breeding in Malawi: gestation length, birth weights and growth of the indigenous Malawi goats and their Saanen crosses]
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Dairy goat breeding in Malawi: gestation length, birth weights and growth of the indigenous Malawi goats and their Saanen crosses
The total and additional biological productivity of local (LL) and Boer (BB) goats and their crosses (BL) and of the local (LL) and Dorper (DD) sheep and their crosses (DL) were estimated over two kidding seasons at the Lifidzi Goat Breeding Centre, Salima, Central Malawi.The average 12-weeks mil...
The performance of randomly selected Malawian local goats and their Saanen crosses was compared. The average litter size at kidding was 1.35 and 1.52, respectively. Birth weights, 12-week weights and weaning weights at 17 weeks were respectively 2.2 kg (SE = 0.12 kg), 8.2 kg (SE=0.41 kg) and 10.7...
Karua, S.K.
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Banda, J.W.
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[The performance of the Small East African goats and their Saanen crosses in Malawi]
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The performance of the Small East African goats and their Saanen crosses in Malawi
Milk yield and milk composition of local (LL) and Boer (BB) goats, and their crosses (BL) were estimated over 2 kidding seasons for 12 weeks of lactation using 3 techniques, i.e. kid-suckling, hand-milking and oxytocin + hand-milking. The average daily gain (ADG) and milk conversion of kids were ...
Banda, J.W.
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Steinbach, J.
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Zerfas, H.P.
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[Milk yield, milk composition and kid growth in Boer and East African Goats in Malawi]
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Milk yield, milk composition and kid growth in Boer and East African Goats in Malawi
In a 2x2 factorial trial involving 80 does kept under traditional management, the milking potential of the indigenous Malawi goat was determined and the effects of supplementary feeding examined. Feeding was based on grazed indigenous pasture, largely Hyparrhenia spp only and with supplementation...
Cooper, R.A.
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Kirk, J.A.
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Kamwanja, L.
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Banda, J.W.
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[Milk production from the indigenous Malawi goat]
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Milk production from the indigenous Malawi goat