Traditional cattle production in the subhumid zone of Nigeria

Describes, briefly, sizes structures, general management and productivity of pastoral herds in the Kaduna Plains of Nigeria. Includes data on age at first calving, calving percentage, calving intervals, calf liveweight & mortality to 1 year, and milk yield of Bunaji cattle under this sedentary pasto...

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Main Author:	Otchere, E.O.
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Livestock Centre for Africa 1986
Subjects:	subhumid zones livestock production agropastoral systems herd size herd structure livestock management productivity white fulani cattle age at first calving calving rate calving interval birth weight mortality milk yield
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50050