Studies the performance of the West African Dwarf Goat in seven villages of Southwest Nigeria dividing into three health regimes, viz, vaccination against PPR and dipping in insecticides against ectoparasites, particularly mange, dipping alone, and control group. describes the study area. Present...
ILRAD and ILCA, in collaboration with Amboni Limited (owners of Mkwaja Ranch) and May and Baker Limited, carried out an analysis of matching animal health, animal productivity and trypanocidal drug treatment data based on more than 20,000 calving records at Mkwaja Ranch over the 10 year period fr...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Murray, M.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Jibbo, J.M.C.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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[Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 2. Productivity]
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 2. Productivity
Evaluation of reproductive performance, viability and growth of Afrikander, Tswana, Tuli and crossbred beef cattle in Botswana; data on calving percentage, calf mortality, weaning & birth weights, w. comparison of crossbreeding performance of Tuli, Bonsmara cattle, Brahman cattle & Simmental catt...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Buck, N.G.
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Light, D.E.
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Rennie, T.W.
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Rutherford, A.S.
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Miller, M.
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Pratchett, D.
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Capper, B.
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[Productivity of Africander, Tswana, Tuli and crossbred beef cattle in Botswana]
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Productivity of Africander, Tswana, Tuli and crossbred beef cattle in Botswana
Reports the productivity levels achieved by grade Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis at Mkwaja ranch (Tanzania) from 1973 to 1982. Analyses the effects of year and season of calving on birth, cow age, calf sex and area & location of herd on performance of the environmental influences. Ev...
Assesses reproductive performance, body weight & live weight, pre-weaning growth, and viability of progeny sired by various unrelated breeds which are representative of the Sanga X Sanga, Sanga X Zebu, Bos taurus X Sanga, Bos taurus X Zebu, and Bos taurus X Bos taurus crossbred groups. Measures t...
Tawonezvi, H.P.R.
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Ward, H.K.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Light, D.E.
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[Evaluation of beef breeds for rangeland weaner production in Zimbabwe. 2. Productivity of crossbred cows and heterosis estimates]
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Evaluation of beef breeds for rangeland weaner production in Zimbabwe. 2. Productivity of crossbred cows and heterosis estimates
Tawonezvi, H.P.R.
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Ward, H.K.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Light, D.E.
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[Evaluation of beef breeds for rangeland weaner production in Zimbabwe. 1. Productivity of purebred cows]
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Evaluation of beef breeds for rangeland weaner production in Zimbabwe. 1. Productivity of purebred cows
Studies the productivity of Zebu cattle at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania, upgraded by the importation of Boran bulls and semen from Kenya and maintained under the successful trypanocidal drug strategy; discusses the proper management of acaricides and anthelmintics, as well as bacterial and viral vacc...
Jibbo, J.M.C.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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Murray, M.
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[Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 1. Ranch organization and animal health management]
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 1. Ranch organization and animal health management
Reports the viability, reproduction and associated growth rates achieved by grade Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja Ranch in Tanzania, W., particularly emphasis on calving interval, pre-weaning mortality, pre-weaning growth and the resultant cow pro...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Murray, M.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Jibbo, J.M.C.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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[Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 2. Productivity]
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 2. Productivity
Trail, J.C.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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[Extraction, handling, analysis and interpretation of production data]
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Extraction, handling, analysis and interpretation of production data
Mkwaja Ranch is located on the coast of Tanzania in Pangani District about 100 km south of Tanga. The ranch covers an area of 47,250 hectares of coastal forest-savanna mosaic vegetation. The area is heavily infested with three species of tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans, G. pallidipes and G. ...
Jibbo, J.M.C.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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Sones, Keith R.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Light, D.E.
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Murray, M.
,
[Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 1. Ranch organization and animal health management]
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 1. Ranch organization and animal health management