Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers

Crossbred bulls were introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination (AI) program for the first time, a dramatic shift from previous practice of providing only exotic, purebred semen to dairy farmers. Under the ILRI-led African Dairy Genetic Gains program, genomic and phenotypic data...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
Formato: Case Study
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121507
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description Crossbred bulls were introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination (AI) program for the first time, a dramatic shift from previous practice of providing only exotic, purebred semen to dairy farmers. Under the ILRI-led African Dairy Genetic Gains program, genomic and phenotypic data gathered from cows and bulls, combined with digital performance monitoring, has shown that crossbreeds are more productive, adapted to local conditions and require less feed to produce more milk than purebred cows in Tanzanian smallholder farming systems.
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spelling CGSpace1215072023-03-14T13:46:48Z Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers CGIAR Research Program on Livestock farmers farming systems cattle productivity monitoring breeds milk data cows farming systems cattle breeds bulls artificial insemination semen time digital programmes smallholder farmers case studies agrifood systems rural development Crossbred bulls were introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination (AI) program for the first time, a dramatic shift from previous practice of providing only exotic, purebred semen to dairy farmers. Under the ILRI-led African Dairy Genetic Gains program, genomic and phenotypic data gathered from cows and bulls, combined with digital performance monitoring, has shown that crossbreeds are more productive, adapted to local conditions and require less feed to produce more milk than purebred cows in Tanzanian smallholder farming systems. 2019-12-31 2022-09-12T11:58:48Z 2022-09-12T11:58:48Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121507 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Livestock. 2019. Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers. Reported in Livestock Annual Report 2019. Outcome Impact Case Report.
spellingShingle farmers
farming systems
cattle
productivity
monitoring
breeds
milk
data
cows
farming
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cattle breeds
bulls
artificial insemination
semen
time
digital
programmes
smallholder farmers
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
title Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
title_full Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
title_fullStr Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
title_full_unstemmed Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
title_short Better cattle breeds introduced into the Tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
title_sort better cattle breeds introduced into the tanzanian national artificial insemination program for improved dairy productivity for smallholder farmers
topic farmers
farming systems
cattle
productivity
monitoring
breeds
milk
data
cows
farming
systems
cattle breeds
bulls
artificial insemination
semen
time
digital
programmes
smallholder farmers
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
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