Small East African Zebu cows which calved during the dry season were used to determine the effects of postpartum nutritional supplementation and suckling intensity on body weight, body condition score, reproductive performance and on calf mortality and preweaning growth performance. Cows were all...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Effects of supplementary feeding and suckling intensity on postpartum reproductive performance of small East African Zebu cows]
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Effects of supplementary feeding and suckling intensity on postpartum reproductive performance of small East African Zebu cows
Twenty-seven Boran and 37 Boran x Friesian bulls, weaned at six months of age, were allocated to either receive supplementary diet (16 percent crude protein and 10.8 MJ/kg DM energy) during the dry season or to serve as unsupplemented controls until 21 months of age. Body weight measurements were...
Tegegne, Azage
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation]
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Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation
Plasma progesterone profiles were used to monitor post-partum reproductive activity in 12 Small East African Zebu (Bos indicus) cows allocated to either supplementary or no supplementary feeding (control) with continious or restricted (twice daily) suckling regimes. Intact bulls were used for bre...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Plasma progesterone and blood metabolite profiles in post-partum small East African Zebu cows]
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Plasma progesterone and blood metabolite profiles in post-partum small East African Zebu cows
A total of 64 bull calves, composed of 27 Boran and 37 Boran X Friesian, were weaned at 6 months of age and divided into supplement or control groups within breed. All bulls were kept in one paddock and grazed on natural pasture. Supplement groups received 1.5 kg per head day of a diet containing...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Gonadal and extragonadal sperm reserves and testicular histometric characteristics in Zebu and crossbred bulls: Effect of dry season nutritional supplementation]
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Gonadal and extragonadal sperm reserves and testicular histometric characteristics in Zebu and crossbred bulls: Effect of dry season nutritional supplementation
Discusses the progress of a research project underway at Debre Berhan ILCA station carried out to study the effect of dietary supplementation and endo-parasitic control on the reproductive and productive performance of Menz-type sheep.
Ezaz, Z.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Little, D.A.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Brokken, R.F.
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Akalework, N.
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[Effect of dietary supplementation and endoparasitic control on the reproductive and productive performance of Menz-type sheep]
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Effect of dietary supplementation and endoparasitic control on the reproductive and productive performance of Menz-type sheep
Many efforts to increase milk and meat production by importing temperate breeds into the tropics are constrained by the breeds' lack of adaptation to tropical diseases, biologic and present management stresses. Moreover, feeding regimes developed for temperate breeds also do not suit animals indi...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Production function responses in post-partum Bos indicus (Zebu) cattle to nutrition supplementation]
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Production function responses in post-partum Bos indicus (Zebu) cattle to nutrition supplementation
The effect of dietary protein supplementation on the resistance of lambs to endoparasites was examined in Horro and Menz lambs artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus. The experimental design involved 2 breeds, 2 infection treatments (infected Vs non-infected) and 3 nutrition treatments. ...
Haile, Aynalem
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Tembely, S.
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Baker, R.L.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Yami, A.
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[Effect of dietary protein supplementation on the resistance of lambs to artificial infection with haemonchus contortus - preliminary results]
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Effect of dietary protein supplementation on the resistance of lambs to artificial infection with haemonchus contortus - preliminary results
Twenty-seven Boran and 37 Boran x Friesian bulls, weaned at six months of age, were allocated to either receive supplementary diet (16 percent crude protein and 10.8 MJ/kg DM energy) during the dry season or to serve as unsupplemented controls until 21 months of age. Body weight measurements were...
Tegegne, Azage
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation]
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Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation
Investigates the mineral composition of lake soils drawn from Lakes Ziway, Shala and Abiata in Ethiopia, traditionally believed to improve production and reproduction of both cattle and sheep; tests their efficacy as a mineral supplement for Arsi sheep growth; voluntary feed intake and weight gai...
Kurtu, M.Y.
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Ido, D.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Effect of supplementation with lake soil on the growth of Arsi sheep]
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Effect of supplementation with lake soil on the growth of Arsi sheep
Outlines results of a study carried out in Ethiopia, to determine the effect of dry season supplementation on bull's growth and fertility, hence 27 Boran and 37 Boran X Friesian crossbred bulls were weaned at 6 months of age and were randomly assigned to either a dry season supplementary feed con...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Nutritional influences on growth and onset of puberty in Boran and Boran X Friesian bulls in Ethiopia]
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Nutritional influences on growth and onset of puberty in Boran and Boran X Friesian bulls in Ethiopia