Crossbreeding parameters for milk production and reproductive traits and for cow live weight (LW) of crosses of Ayrshire (A), Brown Swiss (B), Friesian (F) and Sahiwal (S) cattle were estimated using data from a dairy herd in the lowland coastal tropics of Kenya. An individual animal model was fi...
Kahi, A.K.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Nitter, G.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya. I. Estimation of individual crossbreeding effects on milk production and reproductive traits and on cow live weight]
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Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya. I. Estimation of individual crossbreeding effects on milk production and reproductive traits and on cow live weight
Crossbreeding data involving Ghana Shorthorn, Sokoto Gudali and their Jersey F1S and backcrosses collected over a 16-year period were analysed to estimate additive and heterotic effects for milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits. Sokoto Gudali was significantly better than Ghana Sho...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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Akah, S.
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Ahunu, B.K.
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[Crossbreeding Jersey with Ghana Shorthorn and Sokoto Gudali cattle in a tropical environment: Additive and heterotic effects for milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits]
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Crossbreeding Jersey with Ghana Shorthorn and Sokoto Gudali cattle in a tropical environment: Additive and heterotic effects for milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits
Details the voluntary food intake, live-weight change and lactation performance of 36 crossbred Ayrshire/Brown Swiss X Sahiwal cows fed from the 3rd week of lactation for 14 weeks on diets of napier fodder offered ad libitum and supplemented w. fresh leucaena fodder. Average daily milk yield duri...
Muinga, R.W.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Topps, J.H.
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[Voluntary food intake, live-weight change and lactation performance of crossbred dairy cows given ad libitum Pennisetum purpureum (napier grass var. Bana) supplemented with leucaena forage in the lowland semi-humid tropics]
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Voluntary food intake, live-weight change and lactation performance of crossbred dairy cows given ad libitum Pennisetum purpureum (napier grass var. Bana) supplemented with leucaena forage in the lowland semi-humid tropics
An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of forage type and level of concentrate supplementation on forage intake, diet digestibility and milk production. Twenty-four crossbred cows (Bos taurus X Bos indicus), in early lactation, were allocated to the following six dietary treatments...
Khalili, H.
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Varvikko, T.
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Crosse, S.
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[The effects of forage type and level of concentrate supplementation on food intake, diet digestibility and milk production of crossbred cows (Bos taurus X Bos indicus)]
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The effects of forage type and level of concentrate supplementation on food intake, diet digestibility and milk production of crossbred cows (Bos taurus X Bos indicus)
Quantifies a range of milk production characteristics over a long period of the Kenana, a Bos indicus breed of cattle indigenous to Northern Sudan, with particular reference to lactation yield, lactation strength and calving interval, and determines the effects of environmental including manageme...
Wilson, R.T.
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Ward, P.N.
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Saeed, A.M.
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Light, D.E.
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[Milk production characteristics of the Kenana breed of Bos indicus cattle in Sudan]
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Milk production characteristics of the Kenana breed of Bos indicus cattle in Sudan
Domestic milk production has been for a long time hindered by many factors including lack of interest from decision makers, distorted economic policy and biotechnical constraints. For the last 20 years, many developing countries have been attempting to develop the domestic milk production secto...
Somda, Jacques
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Kamuanga, M.
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Tollens, E.F.
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[Characteristics and economic viability of milk production in the smallholder farming systems in The Gambia]
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Characteristics and economic viability of milk production in the smallholder farming systems in The Gambia
Neumann, C.
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Harris, D.M.
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[Contribution of animal source foods in improving diet quality for children in the developing world]
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Contribution of animal source foods in improving diet quality for children in the developing world
Herrero, Mario T.
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Rojas, F.
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Lizárraga, H.
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Romero, E.
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Alvarado, E.
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Solano, C.
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[Producción de leche en fincas del Area Integrada del Departamanto de Santa Cruz, Bolivia]
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Producción de leche en fincas del Area Integrada del Departamanto de Santa Cruz, Bolivia
This paper presents information on the traditional use of goats at the village level. Information is presented on the production of milk and milk products, the way they are used, number of sales and animals slaughtered by each farmer in the study villages. Mean production, numbers involved, losse...
Thedford, T.R.
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Kelemogile, K.M.
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Worman, F.D.
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[Comparison of castrated and entire Horro male lambs for growth and fattening ability under various feeding regimes]
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Comparison of castrated and entire Horro male lambs for growth and fattening ability under various feeding regimes
Buvanendran, V.
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[Fertility in zebu cattle: Breeding performance of Malawi Zebu cattle kept under traditional systems of management (part 1) and causes of sub-fertility (part 2)]
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Fertility in zebu cattle: Breeding performance of Malawi Zebu cattle kept under traditional systems of management (part 1) and causes of sub-fertility (part 2)