This study examined whether work applied at different stages of lactation had any effect on reproduction of cows under two feeding regimes. Twenty-four F1 crossbred dairy cows (12 Friesian X Boran and 12 Simmental X Boran) were allocated one of two diets (H + 3: natural pasture hay + 3 kg concent...
Zerbini, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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[Effect of work applied at different stages of lactation on milk production, reproduction and live-weight change of F1 crossbred dairy cows used for draught]
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Effect of work applied at different stages of lactation on milk production, reproduction and live-weight change of F1 crossbred dairy cows used for draught
This paper presents and discusses the results of the IAR/ILRI (Institute of Agricultural Research/International Livestock Research Institute) Dairy-Draft Project study which was carried out to examine the performance of F1, Boran X Friesian crossbred cows both in terms of traction and milk, to ex...
Gebre-Wold, A.
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Mesgina, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands
Based on the promising results obtained from on-station, the dairy-draught study was further taken to on-farm for testing it under the Ethiopian smallholder farmers' management conditions. The study was undertaken in Holetta and Addis Alem areas between 1993 and 1997. Mean daily milk yield was si...
Alemayehu, M.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Use of crossbred cows for dairy-draught under smallholders farm conditions of Holetta area]
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Use of crossbred cows for dairy-draught under smallholders farm conditions of Holetta area
Based on the promising results obtained from on-station, the cow traction study was further taken to on-farm for verification under the Ethiopian smallholder farmers management conditions. The study was undertaken in Holetta area between 1992 and 1996 by involving 14 farmers. Mean dairy milk yiel...
Alemayehu, M.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Zerbini, E.
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Larsen, C.
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[Dairy-draft on-farm performance of crossbred cows in Holetta area]
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Dairy-draft on-farm performance of crossbred cows in Holetta area
In Ethiopia, the use of crossbred cows for traction could improve total on-farm production by decreasing the need to maintain draft oxen year-round and a fallower herd to supply replacement oxen, provided that lactation and reproduction are kept at levels comparable to non-working cows. In a stud...
Zerbini, E.
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Gemeda, T.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Astatke, A.
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[Effect of draft work on lactation of F1 crossbred dairy cows]
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Effect of draft work on lactation of F1 crossbred dairy cows
Smallholder whole-farm productivity could be increased, and a more sustainable farming system could be established, if dairy cows could also be used for draught work. On-station results over a three-year period indicated that when dairy-draught cows were adequately fed, milk production was not si...
Zerbini, E.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Larsen, C.E.S.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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[Dairy-draught cows performance and implications for adoption]
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Dairy-draught cows performance and implications for adoption