A study was conducted at the Asella Station in the Arsi Region of Ethiopia to investigate the dairy performance of purebred indigenous Arsi and Friesian x Arsi crosses under different pre- and post-partum supplementary feeding regimes. Lactational performance of both genotypes was not affected by...
Tawah, C.L.
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Mohammed-Kurtu, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Alemayehu, N.
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Shibre, M.
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[Lactation performance of purebred Arsi and Friesian X Arsi crosses under prepartum and postpartum supplementary feeding regimes in Ethiopia]
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Lactation performance of purebred Arsi and Friesian X Arsi crosses under prepartum and postpartum supplementary feeding regimes in Ethiopia
The zebu cattle "breeds" of eastern and southern Africa are broadly classified into "large" and "small" types. Boran, Karamajong and Sudanese Zebu are examples of the former, while those of the latter include Angoni, Nkedi and Nandi. The habitat of the large zebu is drier than that of the small t...
Tawah, C.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Performance characteristics of some eastern and southern African Zebu cattle breeds]
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Performance characteristics of some eastern and southern African Zebu cattle breeds
The paperreviews information on the White Fulani cattle under the headings; origin, classification, distribution, population statistics, ecological settings, utility, husbandry practices, physical characteristics, special genetic characteristics, adaptive attibutes and performance characteristics...
The objective of this paper was to compile the available information in the conventional and non-conventional literature on the origin, distribution, ecological settings, utility, husbandry practices and production systems of the Gudali, a West and Central African shorthorned zebu which is simila...
Thirty-two goat flocks belonging to 45 farmers and raised under village conditions in the Ganawuri area of the subhumid zone of Nigeria were monitored every 2 weeks for 30 months to determine productivity under village conditions. Records collected on kids included birth weight, birth type, body ...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria]
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Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria