A genetic study of the grading-up of the East African zebu to the Indian Sahiwal has been undertaken on records, covering about 25 years, from three livestock Improvement Centres in Kenya. It appears from this study that the indigenous East African zebu cow has only about half the genetic potenti...
The growth, development and carcass characteristics of indigenous Angoni, Barotse and Tonga cattle in Zambia in comparison to European grade breeds were investigated. Discussions and data on live animal records, growth rate in body height and chest girth, body length, dressing percentage, percen...
Black, J.G.
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[A study of growth, development and carcass characteristics of the indigenous breeds of cattle in Northern Rhodesia]
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A study of growth, development and carcass characteristics of the indigenous breeds of cattle in Northern Rhodesia
Presents estimates of some of the phenotypic and genetic parameters of East African Zebu cattle in West Kenya with respect to milk production. Milk production data at the Baraton, Maseno and Sangalo livestock improvement centres, covering a period of twenty-five to thirty years were analysed. The...