The study investigated the effect of work on the postpartum estrous cycle length and ovarian activity of crossbred dairy cows used for draught. Sixteen dairy cows were assigned to two dietary feeding regimes (i.e. diet 1=9 MJ ME/kg DM; diet 2=10 MJ/kg DM). The cows in both diets started to work a...
Abate, E.
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Zerbini, E.
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Yami, A.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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[Effect of draught work on postpartum estrous cycle length in crossbred dairy cows already cycling]
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Effect of draught work on postpartum estrous cycle length in crossbred dairy cows already cycling
Genetic resistance to artificially acquired gastrointestinal parasites was studied in 49 Horro and 103 Menz breeds of Ethiopia. The experimental design involved 2 breeds, 2 infection treatments (Infected vs Non infected) and 3 dietary protein treatments using 152 lambs assigned to the 12 treatmen...
A total of 179 heifers, primiparous and multiparous Boran cows were assigned to four breeding units and mated over a 4 - month breeidng season in a single-sire mating system. Mean body weight and body condition scores at the beginning of mating ranged from 363 + 6 kg to 388 + 7 kg and from 6.7 + ...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Factors affecting the reproductive performance of Boran (Bos indicus) cows in a single-sire mating system]
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Factors affecting the reproductive performance of Boran (Bos indicus) cows in a single-sire mating system
The effect of birth weight on lamb survival, and the role of stage of pregnant ewe supplementation and weight gain during pregnancy, were investigated for 285 Menz ewes that lambed from 334 mated when averaging 22.8+4.6 (SD) kg body weight and 2.3+0.75 condition score. Ewes either only grazed (C)...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Said, A.N.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sherington, J.
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Mutiga, E.R.
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[Birth weight as a risk factor for perinatal lamb mortality, and the effects of stage of pregnant ewe supplementation and gestation weight gain in Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Birth weight as a risk factor for perinatal lamb mortality, and the effects of stage of pregnant ewe supplementation and gestation weight gain in Ethiopian Menz sheep
Formulation of cost-effective preventive control programmes for helminth infection in small ruminants should be based on sound epidemiological knowledge of the time relationship between contamination of pastures and the seasonal availability of infective larvae in a given geographic area. Epidemi...
Tembely, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sovani, S.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands]
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Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands