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
Describes a method for determining the sex and milk protein genotypes (RELPs) of preimplantation stage bovine embryos using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Tests a procedure developed for diagnosing multiple characteristics by genotyping K-casein and B-lactoglobulin in addition to iden...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Ezaz, Z.
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[Relationship of testicular growth and size to age, body weight and onset of puberty in Menz ram lambs]
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Relationship of testicular growth and size to age, body weight and onset of puberty in Menz ram lambs
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
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
Data collected on 3256 lambs born to Horro and Menz breed ewes single-sire mated to 71 rams at the International Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Berhan station between September 1992 and June 1996 were analysed for rates of survival and growth from birth to weaning. A significantly lowe...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Tembely, S.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Baker, R.L.
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[Between and within breed variation in lamb survival and the risk factors associated with major causes of mortality in indigenous Horro and menz sheep in Ethiopia]
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Between and within breed variation in lamb survival and the risk factors associated with major causes of mortality in indigenous Horro and menz sheep in Ethiopia
The effect of urea-molasses feed-supplement blocks (MUB) on feed utilisation and the inclusion of anthelmintic medication into the blocks at strategic times to control nematode parasites was studied in lambs grazed on low quality tropical pasture. 120 Menz ram lambs of 5-7 months of age were divi...
Anindo, D.O.
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Toe, F.
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Tembely, S.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sovani, S.
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[Effect of molasses-urea-block (MUB) on dry matter intake, growth, reproductive performance and control of gastrointestinal nematode infection of grazing Menz ram lambs]
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Effect of molasses-urea-block (MUB) on dry matter intake, growth, reproductive performance and control of gastrointestinal nematode infection of grazing Menz ram lambs
Ewe lambs attain puberty at 10 months and 16.9 + 0.01 kg (56 percent of mature weight) and first lamb at 15 months. Postpartum anoestrus in 76 days, lambing interval is 8.4 months and 65 percent of ewes lamb three times in 2 years with a gestation period of 149 days. Ewes cycle year-round but oes...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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[Reproductive performance and productivity of Menz sheep in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Reproductive performance and productivity of Menz sheep in the Ethiopian highlands
Evaluates the growth performance of calves born to Boran cows and weaned at either six or eight months. Early weaned calves were further divided to either receive supplementary feed until eight months of age or serve as controls. There was no significant differences between Boran and crossbred ca...
Tegegne, Azage
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Ketema, H.
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[Effect of early weaning on the growth performance of Boran and Boran X Friesian bull calves]
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Effect of early weaning on the growth performance of Boran and Boran X Friesian bull calves
Examines the effect of four levels of nutrition (poor, low, medium, and high) with or without endoparasitic treatment (drenching) on postweaning growth, survival and onset of puberty in Menz ewe lambs. A concentrate mixture providing 2.5 Mcal/kg dry matter (DM) metabolizable energy and 15.2 g/kg ...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Said, A.N.
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[Effect of nutrition and endoparasitic treatment on growth, onset of puberty and reproductive activity in Menz ewe lambs]
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Effect of nutrition and endoparasitic treatment on growth, onset of puberty and reproductive activity in Menz ewe lambs