Animal genetic resources conservation and management depend on national identification of the indigenous adapted breeds of cattle. This paper describes the indigenous cattle breeds of Mozambique. Detailed descriptions of their habitat and husbandry methods, breed characteristics and population in...
Presents estimates of some of the phenotypic and genetic parameters of East African Zebu cattle in West Kenya with respect to milk production. Milk production data at the Baraton, Maseno and Sangalo livestock improvement centres, covering a period of twenty-five to thirty years were analysed. The...
Bovine theileriosis caused by Theileria parva continues to be a major economic problem in many parts of Eastern, Southern, and Central Africa. Due to the unsustainable nature or the present control method-using toxic acaricides to kill ticks - alternative control methods are being sought. Live va...
The recent FAO/UNEP consultation on Animal genetic resources conservation and management stressed the importance of indigenous, adapted breeds of cattle. Relatively little is known of the indigenous cattle breeds of Ethiopia. This article, in describing the breeds and their environmental backgrou...
The blood values of the German Brown, N'Dama and their three-quarter, half and quarter hybrids were studied to ascertain the effects of crossbreeding on haematological parameters. The red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) counts and packed cell volume percentage (PCV) were significantly...
Amakiri, S.F.
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Ngere, L.O.
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Olusanya, S.K.
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Ikede, B.O.
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[Crossbreeding of exotic and indigenous cattle in Nigeria. Haematological correlates]
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Crossbreeding of exotic and indigenous cattle in Nigeria. Haematological correlates
Comparative studies on two types of East African zebu (Bos indicus) Boran cattle, on a beef ranch in Kenya, have indicated that a Boran type bred by the Orma tribe has a superior response to tsetse fly challenge. The Orma Boran when compared with an improved Boran was found to have lower trypanos...
Describes the general characteristics and origin of zebu animal breed. Data on rearing zone, body measurements, milk production, meat quality and genetic characteristics included. Methods of maintenance and improvement of Madagascar Zebu recommended.
Blood was obtained from cattle representing the white Fulani, N’Dama, Muturu and Holstein-Friesian breeds and was collected during the period June 1965 to April 1966. The age group represented ranged from 2 to 11 years and included both males and females. Haemoglobin content, packed cell volume a...
Wood, A.S.
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Kramer, J.W.
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[Blood values observed in some breeds of cattle in the savanna regions of Nigeria]
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Blood values observed in some breeds of cattle in the savanna regions of Nigeria
Major evaluation studies involving cattle breeds indigenous to eastern and southern Africa and their crosses are summarised. Comparative productivity of the Boran, Mashona, Tuli, Barotse, Angoni and Africander relative to the Brahman in designated high- and low-performance environments free of th...
Hetzel, D.J.S.
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[Comparative productivity of the Brahman and some indigenous Sanga and Bos indicus breeds of East and Southern Africa]
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Comparative productivity of the Brahman and some indigenous Sanga and Bos indicus breeds of East and Southern Africa
An account is given of the Serere Zebu herd form its foundation to the present time, together with the breeding policy that has been followed. Full records have been kept for this herd, which now numbers over 300 head, and from the figures available it has been shown that under the conditions des...
Williams, E.
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Bunge, V. A.
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[Development of the Zebu herd of Bukedi Cattle at Serere, Uganda]
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Development of the Zebu herd of Bukedi Cattle at Serere, Uganda