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...
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