Presents the results of feeding trials in three villages in Gambia, viz, Keneba, Pirang & Nioro Jattaba, conducted to assess responses during the dry season to small inputs of a protein supplement in recently calved cows and in young suckling calves.
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
A study conduted to examine the response to supplementary phosphours by dairy calves fed a basal diet of native grass hay supplemented with urea-molasses mixture or a local oilseed cake, noug (nigerseed). Includes data on chemical composition, bodyweight gains, intake & digestibility, and bone qu...
Kabaija, E.
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Little, D.A.
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[Performance of crossbred dairy calves fed a basal diet of meadow hay supplemented with noug (Guizotia abyssinica) cake or urea-molasses mixture with or without phosphate]
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Performance of crossbred dairy calves fed a basal diet of meadow hay supplemented with noug (Guizotia abyssinica) cake or urea-molasses mixture with or without phosphate
The experiments took place in the villages of Pirang (low trypanosomiasis risk), Keneba and Nioro Jattaba (low-to-medium trypanosomiasis risk). In Nioro Jattaba, cows milked once a day while in the other two villages cows milked twice a day. In Pirang and Keneba, 45 calves taken from each village...
Riley, J.A.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Jeannin, P.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia]
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N'Dama cattle production in relation to nutritional interventions in villages in The Gambia
Reviews the results of on-farm experiments conducted to study the effects of milking on calf viability and growth, on the reproductive performance of cows and on the overall productivity of Ndama herds in the village of Nioro Jattaba in the Kiang West District of The Gambia.
Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Grieve, A.S.
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Little, D.A.
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[Studies on the effects of milking on calf growth and viability and on cow reproductive performance in traditionally managed N'Dama herds]
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Studies on the effects of milking on calf growth and viability and on cow reproductive performance in traditionally managed N'Dama herds
Two groups of light N'Dama calves were fed different quantities of milk from birth to 10 months of age to compare efficiencies fo converting milk to live-weight gain, and to assess the economic efficiencies of the two feeding regimes. Group one receives an average of 347 kg per calf, with a daily...
Agyemang, K.
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Clifford, K.
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Little, D.A.
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[An assessment of the biological and economic efficiency in conversion of milk to growth in N'Dama calves]
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An assessment of the biological and economic efficiency in conversion of milk to growth in N'Dama calves
Four experiments were carried out in which supplements of locally available proteinaceous by-products were given to young, mainly pre-weaned calves that ranged in initial weight from 30 to 90 kg. The experiments were part of a programme designed to establish practical and economical nutrition int...
Investigates the potential benefits of restricted suckling of crossbred cows in the Ethiopian highlands with special emphasis on maximising the efficiency of resoruce utilisation. Examines nutrient concentrations in grass hay fed and refused, and productivity characteristics of crossbred cows and...
Little, D.A.
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Anderson, F.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Influence of partial suckling of crossbred dairy cows on milk offtake and calf growth in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Influence of partial suckling of crossbred dairy cows on milk offtake and calf growth in the Ethiopian highlands
Reports results of an experiment conducted to compare sesame cake with cottonseed when used as sources of supplementary protein in terms of their capacity to support increased growth rate of weaned N'Dama bulls. Observations were made of water intake and diurnal fluctuations in body temperature t...
Little, D.A.
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Grinten, P. van der
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Dwinger, R.H.
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Agyemang, K.
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Kora, S.
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[Comparison of sesame cake and cottonseed as supplementary sources of protein to weaned N'Dama bull calves in The Gambia]
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Comparison of sesame cake and cottonseed as supplementary sources of protein to weaned N'Dama bull calves in The Gambia