Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds
Compares two series of breed groups of cows for maternal traits from a three-year study in Kenya to identify breed crosses that are superior to the Boran purebreds; considers age at first calving, calving interval, calf weight at weaning, cow weight at weaning, calf mortality to weaning and cow prou...
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| author | Trail, J.C.M. Gregory, K.E. Durkin, J.W. Sandford, J. |
| author_browse | Durkin, J.W. Gregory, K.E. Sandford, J. Trail, J.C.M. |
| author_facet | Trail, J.C.M. Gregory, K.E. Durkin, J.W. Sandford, J. |
| author_sort | Trail, J.C.M. |
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| description | Compares two series of breed groups of cows for maternal traits from a three-year study in Kenya to identify breed crosses that are superior to the Boran purebreds; considers age at first calving, calving interval, calf weight at weaning, cow weight at weaning, calf mortality to weaning and cow proudctivity indices. |
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| spelling | CGSpace297712024-04-25T06:01:23Z Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds Trail, J.C.M. Gregory, K.E. Durkin, J.W. Sandford, J. beef cattle crossbreeding red poll cattle santa gertrudis cattle weaning weight age at first calving calving interval heterosis Compares two series of breed groups of cows for maternal traits from a three-year study in Kenya to identify breed crosses that are superior to the Boran purebreds; considers age at first calving, calving interval, calf weight at weaning, cow weight at weaning, calf mortality to weaning and cow proudctivity indices. 1984-12 2013-06-11T09:24:50Z 2013-06-11T09:24:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29771 en Limited Access Springer Tropical Animal Health and Production;16(4): 191-200 |
| spellingShingle | beef cattle crossbreeding red poll cattle santa gertrudis cattle weaning weight age at first calving calving interval heterosis Trail, J.C.M. Gregory, K.E. Durkin, J.W. Sandford, J. Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds |
| title | Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds |
| title_full | Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds |
| title_fullStr | Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds |
| title_short | Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. II. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis breeds |
| title_sort | crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in kenya ii comparison of purebred boran and boran crossed with the red poll and santa gertrudis breeds |
| topic | beef cattle crossbreeding red poll cattle santa gertrudis cattle weaning weight age at first calving calving interval heterosis |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29771 |
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