Draft oxen have been used extensively by smallholders in many crop-livestock mixed production systems. In these system, crop production is totally dependent on oxen power. Other livestock have also been used for draft purposes depending on locality and circumstances. However, improved efficiency ...
Osuji, P.O.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Talle, S.B.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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[Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective]
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Status of oxen traction research in ILRI, Ethiopia. Experiences and global prospective
Where VRI is a function of basal roughage quality (nitrogen and fibre (NDF) contents, rumen dry matter degradability), CF basal is the correction factor for other attributes of the roughage (cropping and processing methods and forms of offer), CF sup is the correction factor for supplement attrib...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[An empirical model for predicting voluntary intake of forage-legume-supplemented roughages by cattle]
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An empirical model for predicting voluntary intake of forage-legume-supplemented roughages by cattle
The effect of genotype (50%, 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) on growth and survival were examined using thirty four crossbred calves Boran x Freisian (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves had access to a complete diet supplement (180 g/kg CP and 10...
Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Calf feeding and management: Effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus), level of milk feeding and type of housing on the pre-weaning performance of crossbred calves]
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Calf feeding and management: Effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus), level of milk feeding and type of housing on the pre-weaning performance of crossbred calves
The experiment was carried-out at the ILRI Debre Zeit Research Station in Ethiopia. Sixty three Ethiopian Highland Zebu Bos indicus) oxen were ranked by weight and blocked in a completely randomized block design. Nine representative oxen from various blocks were slaughtered as the initial slaught...
Wolde-Michael, T.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Yami, A.
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[Effect of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, body weight change and retained energy in the carcass of Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) as basal diet]
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Effect of wheat bran supplementation on feed intake, body weight change and retained energy in the carcass of Ethiopian highland Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) as basal diet