Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia

Examines the productivity characteristics of village N'Dama cattle exposed to different levels of trypanosomiasis challenge in The Gambia over a 3-year period. 60 lactating cows in which Trypanosoma congolense and T. vivax had been detected on blood examination were compared with 50 cows which had n...

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Main Authors: Agyemang, K., Dwinger, R.H., Jeannin, P., Leperre, P., Grieve, A.S., Bah, M.L., Little, D.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 1990
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28281
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author Agyemang, K.
Dwinger, R.H.
Jeannin, P.
Leperre, P.
Grieve, A.S.
Bah, M.L.
Little, D.A.
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Bah, M.L.
Dwinger, R.H.
Grieve, A.S.
Jeannin, P.
Leperre, P.
Little, D.A.
author_facet Agyemang, K.
Dwinger, R.H.
Jeannin, P.
Leperre, P.
Grieve, A.S.
Bah, M.L.
Little, D.A.
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description Examines the productivity characteristics of village N'Dama cattle exposed to different levels of trypanosomiasis challenge in The Gambia over a 3-year period. 60 lactating cows in which Trypanosoma congolense and T. vivax had been detected on blood examination were compared with 50 cows which had not been found infected with trypanosomes during the monitoring period. The quantity of daily extracted during the 1st month of infection decreased by proportionately 0.25 in comparison to the amount extracted during the preceding month when parasites were not detected. The mean daily milk extracted for human consumption from uninfected cows durng a 6-month period was proportionately 0.26 higher than the mean for the infected cows.
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spelling CGSpace282812024-11-15T08:53:09Z Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia Agyemang, K. Dwinger, R.H. Jeannin, P. Leperre, P. Grieve, A.S. Bah, M.L. Little, D.A. ndama cattle trypanosomiasis milk production economic aspects weight gain Examines the productivity characteristics of village N'Dama cattle exposed to different levels of trypanosomiasis challenge in The Gambia over a 3-year period. 60 lactating cows in which Trypanosoma congolense and T. vivax had been detected on blood examination were compared with 50 cows which had not been found infected with trypanosomes during the monitoring period. The quantity of daily extracted during the 1st month of infection decreased by proportionately 0.25 in comparison to the amount extracted during the preceding month when parasites were not detected. The mean daily milk extracted for human consumption from uninfected cows durng a 6-month period was proportionately 0.26 higher than the mean for the infected cows. 1990-06 2013-05-06T07:00:18Z 2013-05-06T07:00:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28281 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Animal Production;50(pt. 3):383-389
spellingShingle ndama cattle
trypanosomiasis
milk production
economic aspects
weight gain
Agyemang, K.
Dwinger, R.H.
Jeannin, P.
Leperre, P.
Grieve, A.S.
Bah, M.L.
Little, D.A.
Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
title Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
title_full Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
title_fullStr Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
title_full_unstemmed Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
title_short Biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in N'Dama cattle managed under village conditions in The Gambia
title_sort biological and economic impact of trypanosome infections on milk production in n dama cattle managed under village conditions in the gambia
topic ndama cattle
trypanosomiasis
milk production
economic aspects
weight gain
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28281
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