The study was carried out to investigate the milk yield potential of Bunaji and Sokoto Gudali breeds, the environmental factors influencing dairy traits and to estimate the genetic parameters of some of the economic dairy traits. The data were 2177 records from 545 Bunaji cows and 928 records fro...
Johnson, A.O.
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Buvanendran, V.
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Dim, N.I.
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[Evaluation of dairy potential of Bunaji and Sokoto Gudali breeds]
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Evaluation of dairy potential of Bunaji and Sokoto Gudali breeds
Body measurements have been used to predict live weights of cattle, an important variable in determining market value of an animal. Animals of varying ages from White Fulani (Bunaji), Sokoto Gudali and the N'Dama breeds of cattle were evaluated to determine the relationships between weights and ...
Buvanendran, V.
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Umoh, J.E.
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Abubakar, B.Y.
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[An evaluation of body size as related to weight of three West African breeds of cattle in Nigeria]
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An evaluation of body size as related to weight of three West African breeds of cattle in Nigeria
The performance of Bunaji and Bokoloji cattle under same management for three years were investigated. Lactation and reproductive data of 888 calvings from both breeds were analysed. Milk yield was significantly different between the breeds. Lactation lengths were also significantly different. Mi...
An analysis of reproductive data on White Fulani (Bunaji) Zebu cattl of Northern Nigeria was carried out. The season and year of birth had no effect on age at first calving (P>0.1). The mean age at first calving was 40.4± 0.7 months. The distribution of heifers, classified according to age at fir...
Oyedipe, E.O.
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Buvanendran, V.
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Eduvie, L.O.
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[Some factors affecting the reproductive performance of White Fulani (Bunaji) cattle]
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Some factors affecting the reproductive performance of White Fulani (Bunaji) cattle
Some of the genetic and environmental factors influencing performance traits of indigenous beef calves and their crosses in Nigeria are examined. The Bunaji and Sokoto Gudali, and Charolais x Bunaji crossbreds were evaluated for calf weights at 3, 6 and 12 months of age. Environmental and genetic...
Oni, O.O.
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Buvanendran, V.
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Dim, N.I.
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[The influence of some environmental factors on growth rate of two Nigerian cattle breeds and their hybrid with the Charolais]
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The influence of some environmental factors on growth rate of two Nigerian cattle breeds and their hybrid with the Charolais
Comparative evaluation of the zebu and crossbreds to heat tolerance were carried out over a period of 4 months. Physiological measurements of two indigenous zebu breeds of cattle, Bunaji (BU) and Sokoto Gudali (SG) and the half-crosses of Friesian-White Fulani (CB) were taken after exposure to fi...
Buvanendran, V.
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Adamu, A.M.
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Abubakar, B.Y.
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[Heat tolerance of Zebu and Friesian-Zebu crosses in the Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria]
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Heat tolerance of Zebu and Friesian-Zebu crosses in the Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria
A study was conducted in Nigeria on 30 Bunaji and 30 Sokoto Gudali cattle to select for growth rate on the basis of chest girth measurements during the commencement of the fattening period 4 weeks and 6 weeks after fattening. The predicted mean weights of the two breeds of cattle coefficients of ...
Buvanendran, V.
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Olorunju, S.A.S.
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[Chest girth measurements in selection for body weight in cattle]
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Chest girth measurements in selection for body weight in cattle
Bunaji and Sokoto Gudali breeds of cattle were fattened and slaughtered at live weights of 250, 300 or 350 kg. After the carcasses were jointed into commercial cuts, the joints of the left side were dissected into lean, bone and fat. Dressing percentage was significantly higher in Bunaji carcasse...
Buvanendran, V.
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Ikhatua, U.J.
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Abubakar, B.Y.
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Olayiwole, M.B.
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[Carcass characteristics of indigenous breeds of cattle in Nigeria]
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Carcass characteristics of indigenous breeds of cattle in Nigeria