Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds

Presented data on maternal traits, i.e.Age at first calving, calving interval, calf weaning weight and cow productivity index, of pure Boran and Boran crossbred w. each of Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis on privately owned ranches in Machakos District, Kenya.

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Autores principales: Gregory, K.E., Trail, J.C.M., Sandford, J., Durkin, J.W.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 1984
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29735
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author Gregory, K.E.
Trail, J.C.M.
Sandford, J.
Durkin, J.W.
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description Presented data on maternal traits, i.e.Age at first calving, calving interval, calf weaning weight and cow productivity index, of pure Boran and Boran crossbred w. each of Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis on privately owned ranches in Machakos District, Kenya.
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spelling CGSpace297352024-04-25T06:01:52Z Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds Gregory, K.E. Trail, J.C.M. Sandford, J. Durkin, J.W. pure lines crossbreds animal performance charolais cattle ayrshire cattle santa gertrudis cattle age at first calving calving interval weaning weight productivity Presented data on maternal traits, i.e.Age at first calving, calving interval, calf weaning weight and cow productivity index, of pure Boran and Boran crossbred w. each of Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis on privately owned ranches in Machakos District, Kenya. 1984-09 2013-06-11T09:24:41Z 2013-06-11T09:24:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29735 en Limited Access Springer Tropical Animal Health and Production;16(3): 181-186
spellingShingle pure lines
crossbreds
animal performance
charolais cattle
ayrshire cattle
santa gertrudis cattle
age at first calving
calving interval
weaning weight
productivity
Gregory, K.E.
Trail, J.C.M.
Sandford, J.
Durkin, J.W.
Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
title Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
title_full Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
title_fullStr Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
title_full_unstemmed Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
title_short Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
title_sort crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in kenya i comparison of purebred boran and boran crossed with the charolais ayrshire and santa gertrudis breeds
topic pure lines
crossbreds
animal performance
charolais cattle
ayrshire cattle
santa gertrudis cattle
age at first calving
calving interval
weaning weight
productivity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29735
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