Forty-eight heifers of two genotypes, Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein×Boran, were allocated to three feeding levels equivalent to 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4 times calculated metabolisable energy requirements for maintenance (MEm). The experiment started at the onset of reproductive activity, when the Bora...
Jenet, A.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Yimegnuhal, A.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Kreuzer, M.
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[Growth and feed conversion of Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein X Boran heifers during three physiological states receiving different levels of a tropical diet]
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Growth and feed conversion of Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein X Boran heifers during three physiological states receiving different levels of a tropical diet
There are conflicting Reports in the literature about the benefits of defaunation, the removal of ciliate protozoa from the rumen, in ruminant production. Ciliate protozoa are not essential for proper functioning of the rumen nor for the life of the host and that their contribution to microbial p...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep]
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Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep
The effects of 1.35, 1.8, or 2.25 kg dry matter (DM) of cottonseed cake, with (1.85 kg DM) or without molasses, on straw intake, diet digestibility, live-weight change, excretion of purine derivative (PD), and milk production of Boran (Bos indicus) cows were studied. There were no significant (P ...
Osuji, P.O.
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Khalili, H.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[The effects of cottonseed cake with or without molasses on feed utilization, purine excretion, and milk production of Boran (Bos indicus) cows fed a mixture of wheat and oat straw]
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The effects of cottonseed cake with or without molasses on feed utilization, purine excretion, and milk production of Boran (Bos indicus) cows fed a mixture of wheat and oat straw