Purebred Menz, first-cross Awassi x Menz, and first-cross Corriedale x Menz lambs were born and reared together under common environmental and management conditions. Before they reached six months of age, animals of each sex in each genotype were allocated to two treatment groups. Both groups gra...
Lemma, S.
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Awgichew, K.
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Tiyo, D.
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Fletcher, I.
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[Body weight and wool production responses to supplementary feeding in Menz sheep and their crosses with Awassi and corriedale]
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Body weight and wool production responses to supplementary feeding in Menz sheep and their crosses with Awassi and corriedale
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of inclusion of Lablab meal on growth rate, feed intake and carcass composition of Black Head Persian (BHP) lambs. Twenty-four BHP castrate sheep with average weight of 14.1 +2.7 kg were allotted randomly to four dietary treatments. Lambs were indiv...
Mafwere, W.D.
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Mtenga, L.A.
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[Lablab (Dolichos lablab) meal as protein supplement for weaned fattening lambs]
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Lablab (Dolichos lablab) meal as protein supplement for weaned fattening lambs
About 60 Black Head Somali rams were used in 21-month experiment period (18 months for growth to maturity and 3 months for fattening) to investigate the effect of age at castration on growth to maturity, fattening capability after maturity and market value of fattened mature rams which had been c...
Yacob, Y.
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Fletcher, I.
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Kebede, G.
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Gizaw, Solomon
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[Effect of Castration on Growth, Fattening and Market value of Black-Head Somali Rams]
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Effect of Castration on Growth, Fattening and Market value of Black-Head Somali Rams
Twenty-seven Boran and 37 Boran x Friesian bulls, weaned at six months of age, were allocated to either receive supplementary diet (16 percent crude protein and 10.8 MJ/kg DM energy) during the dry season or to serve as unsupplemented controls until 21 months of age. Body weight measurements were...
Tegegne, Azage
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation]
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Body growth and blood metabolite concentrations in Boran and Boran x Friesian bulls grazed on natural pastures: Effect of dry season dietary supplementation
Twenty intact male Mubende goats were randomly divided into five groups of four goats each. Each group was randomly assigned one of the treatments resulting into a complete randomised design. All the animals were individually fed elephant grass (E), used as basal diet, ad libitum. Treatments were...
Okello, K.L.
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda]
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Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda
Twelve non-milking, non-cycling F1 crossbred dairy cows (Friesian x Boran and Simmental x Boran) in low body weight and body condition were stratified to 2 diets according to parity, body weight, body condition score and calving intervals to estimate time necessary to resume reproductive activity...
Zerbini, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Gemeda, T.
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Demissie, D.
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[Effect of supplementation of depleted, non-milking, non-cycling F1 crossbred cows on time of repletion and resumption of reproductive activity]
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Effect of supplementation of depleted, non-milking, non-cycling F1 crossbred cows on time of repletion and resumption of reproductive activity
There are various methods of measuring milk yield from goats. In the present study 84 lactating Galla goats on a Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay basal diet and supplemented with 500g (as is) of a concentrate diet constituting of poultry litter (0, 15, 30 or 45%) were used to compare milk yield ...
Goat production in Swaziland is characterized by low offtake resulting from lack of management of rangelands and seasonal fluctuations in feed resources. Periodic droughts and extensive dry spells in winter which cause nutritional stress result in low productivity of the goats. The aim of the stu...
Ogwang, B.H.
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Karua, S.K.
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[The effect of supplements of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products on the growth performance of Swazi goats]
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The effect of supplements of crop residues and agro-industrial by-products on the growth performance of Swazi goats
Report of a 12 month survey conducted in the Forest & Derived Savanna zones of south western Nigeria to examine the role of feed supplements, particularly by-products from food processing, in the nutrition of West African Dwarf sheep & goats under existing systems of production; with particular r...
Sempeho, G.J.M.
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[Supplementary feeding of West African dwarf sheep and goats in southwest Nigeria]
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Supplementary feeding of West African dwarf sheep and goats in southwest Nigeria
Presents preliminary results of simulating consequences of improving calf weaning weights, by supplementary feeding or other means, on their productivity in terms of reduced mortality and increases in offtake, prices, energy value, and calving rate. Compares these with typical values in the Boran...
Upton, M.
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[Simulation of effects of calf weaning weights on subsequent productivity]
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Simulation of effects of calf weaning weights on subsequent productivity