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Autor: Guillermo, M.

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.


Guillermo, M.[Le Zebu de Madagascar]Le Zebu de Madagascar

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.Kramer, J.W.[Blood values observed in some breeds of cattle in the savanna regions of Nigeria]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.[Comparative productivity of the Brahman and some indigenous Sanga and Bos indicus breeds of East and Southern Africa]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.Bunge, V. A.[Development of the Zebu herd of Bukedi Cattle at Serere, Uganda]Development of the Zebu herd of Bukedi Cattle at Serere, Uganda
Autor: Letenneur, L.

The crossbreeding trials were designed for the breeding and testing of animals of the following grades: ½, ¾, 7/8 and 5/8 Jersey. Te aims of the crossbreeding were (i) to improve milk production (ii) to test the extent to which the introduction of genes for milk production into the N’Dama genotyp...


Letenneur, L.[Crossbreeding N'Dama and Jersey cattle in Ivory Coast]Crossbreeding N'Dama and Jersey cattle in Ivory Coast

The reproductive performance of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn (WASH) are evaluated. Production records from 1980 to 1985 at Kumasi University farm were analysed. There were no significant differences between the two breeds in terms of birth weight, age at weaning, age at first calving, calvin...


Osei, S.A.Effah-Baah, K.[Reproductive performances of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the humid forest zone of Ghana]Reproductive performances of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the humid forest zone of Ghana

Livestock-wildlife interactions promote the transmission of a wide range of infectious diseases that constraint livestock production. We used a participatory appraisal approach to find out and rank infectious diseases of concern to pastoralists in a zone of intense wildlife-livestock interaction ...


Nthiwa, DanielAlonso, SilviaOdongo, David O.Kenya, EuchariaBett, Bernard K.[A participatory epidemiological study of major cattle diseases amongst Maasai pastoralists living in wildlife-livestock interfaces in Maasai Mara, Kenya]A participatory epidemiological study of major cattle diseases amongst Maasai pastoralists living in wildlife-livestock interfaces in Maasai Mara, Kenya

Reports results of a survey on feeding regimes for draught cattle in Niger state, Nigeria. presents data on dry-season feeds, and crude protein content of different feeds.


Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[Enquete rapide sur l'alimentation des bovins de trait dans le Niger State au Nigeria]Enquete rapide sur l'alimentation des bovins de trait dans le Niger State au Nigeria

A survey of pastoralist and agropastoralist households in south-east Kenya was conducted to determine their production objectives and management strategies in order to optimize and extend a breeding programme for indigenous small East African Shorthorn Zebu cattle. The reasons for keeping cattle ...


Hanotte, Olivier H.Drucker, A.G.[Production objectives and management strategies of livestock-keepers in Southeast Kenya: implications for a breeding programme]Production objectives and management strategies of livestock-keepers in Southeast Kenya: implications for a breeding programme

Ethiopian cattle are under threat from uncontrolled mating practices and are at high risk of becoming genetically homogeneous. Therefore, to evaluate genetic diversity, population structure and degree of admixture, 30 microsatellite markers were genotyped using 351 DNA samples from 10 Ethiopian c...


Dadi, H.Tibbo, MarkosTakahashi, Y.Nomura, K.Hanada, H.Amano, T.[Microsatellite analysis reveals high genetic diversity but low genetic structure in Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations]Microsatellite analysis reveals high genetic diversity but low genetic structure in Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations

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