Seasonality of calving amongst unimproved cattle in Swaziland

Analyszes the seasonal distribution of calving dates using dip-tank, records of cattle of the indigenous, unimproved Nguni breed in the highweld, middleveld & lowveld ecological regions of Swaziland. Discusses these findings in the context ofd nutritional characteristics of the forage available & ra...

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Autor principal: Butterworth, M.H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1983
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29688
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Sumario:Analyszes the seasonal distribution of calving dates using dip-tank, records of cattle of the indigenous, unimproved Nguni breed in the highweld, middleveld & lowveld ecological regions of Swaziland. Discusses these findings in the context ofd nutritional characteristics of the forage available & rainfall patterns.