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Effect of groundnut cake supplementation during the dry season on productivity characteristics of N'Dama cows under village husbandry conditions in The Gambia

Reports an experiment in which small quantities of groundnut cake were fed during the dry season to lactating N'Dama cows maintained under village husbandry conditions in The Gambia, resulting in significant increases in quantities of milk offtake and in rates of growth of the suckling calves, and i...

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Main Authors: Little, D.A., Riley, J.A., Agyemang, K., Jeannin, P., Grieve, A.S., Badjie, B., Dwinger, R.H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1991
Subjects:
ndama cattle
cows
productivity
lactation
supplementary feeding
groundnut cake
growth
weight losses
digestibility
haematology
animal health
cost benefit analysis
dry season
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29724
Summary:Reports an experiment in which small quantities of groundnut cake were fed during the dry season to lactating N'Dama cows maintained under village husbandry conditions in The Gambia, resulting in significant increases in quantities of milk offtake and in rates of growth of the suckling calves, and in significant losses of maternal liveweight during these feeding periods; and presents the results of a preliminary cost-benefit analysis as a promising basis for improvement of village husbandry systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of sub-Saharan Africa.

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