Modelling energy metabolism of friesians in Kenya smallholdings shows how heat stress and energy deficit constrain milk yield and cow replacement rate

The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development focussed attention on agricultural sustainability and biodiversity in developing countries. These goals are relevant for livestock production in Kenya, where development agencies encourage resource-poor smallholders to acquire large, exotic, high-yiel...

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Main Authors:	King, J.M., Parsons, D.J., Turnpenny, J.R., Nyangaga, J., Bakari, P., Wathes, C.M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2006
Subjects:	dairy cattle cows energy metabolism small farms heat stress milk yield [milk performance] models development policies tropical africa
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/30077