Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age

The effect. of genotype (50% 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) were examined using 38 Boran x Friesians crossbred calves (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves were offered supplement diet (180 g/kg CP and 100g/kg roughage) and were weaned until their su...

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Main Authors: Osuji, P.O., Yimegnuhal, A., Umunna, N.N., Tegegne, Azage
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: Ethiopian Society of Animal Production 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50245
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author Osuji, P.O.
Yimegnuhal, A.
Umunna, N.N.
Tegegne, Azage
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Tegegne, Azage
Umunna, N.N.
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description The effect. of genotype (50% 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) were examined using 38 Boran x Friesians crossbred calves (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves were offered supplement diet (180 g/kg CP and 100g/kg roughage) and were weaned until their supplement intake reached 450 g/day for two consecutive days. Then after they were moved to another pen and provided with hay ad libiitum and concentrate equivalent to 1.5% of their body weight for three months. Subsequently they were moved to feedlot and were provided teff straw, ad libiitum and, supplemented with one kg/day concentrate diet (wheat middling) until one year of age. Average daily gain (ADG) of 50%, 75% and 87.5% calves from weaning to one year of age was 300, 242, 253 g/day (SE (+ or -) 15.70), respectively and was not different significantly (p>0.05). Mean final body weight of calves with 50% exotic blood level was superior by 16.2% and 10.3% than those with 75% and 87.5% exotic blood levels, respectively, but the differences were not significant (p<0.05). Body weight of calves reared at one year of age on 2 1 and 3 1 of milk was 115 and 124, kg (SE (+ or -) 4.38), respectively and did not differ significantly (p>0.05). There was no interaction (p>0.05) among main effects.
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spelling CGSpace502452016-05-30T17:53:04Z Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age Osuji, P.O. Yimegnuhal, A. Umunna, N.N. Tegegne, Azage calves animal feeding livestock management genotypes zebu cattle milk animal housing animal performance growth crossbreds The effect. of genotype (50% 75% and 87.50, levels of milk (2 and 3 1/day) and types of housing (Barn and Hutch) were examined using 38 Boran x Friesians crossbred calves (Bos Taurus x Bos indicus). Calves were offered supplement diet (180 g/kg CP and 100g/kg roughage) and were weaned until their supplement intake reached 450 g/day for two consecutive days. Then after they were moved to another pen and provided with hay ad libiitum and concentrate equivalent to 1.5% of their body weight for three months. Subsequently they were moved to feedlot and were provided teff straw, ad libiitum and, supplemented with one kg/day concentrate diet (wheat middling) until one year of age. Average daily gain (ADG) of 50%, 75% and 87.5% calves from weaning to one year of age was 300, 242, 253 g/day (SE (+ or -) 15.70), respectively and was not different significantly (p>0.05). Mean final body weight of calves with 50% exotic blood level was superior by 16.2% and 10.3% than those with 75% and 87.5% exotic blood levels, respectively, but the differences were not significant (p<0.05). Body weight of calves reared at one year of age on 2 1 and 3 1 of milk was 115 and 124, kg (SE (+ or -) 4.38), respectively and did not differ significantly (p>0.05). There was no interaction (p>0.05) among main effects. 2000 2014-10-31T06:08:58Z 2014-10-31T06:08:58Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50245 en Limited Access Ethiopian Society of Animal Production
spellingShingle calves
animal feeding
livestock management
genotypes
zebu cattle
milk
animal housing
animal performance
growth
crossbreds
Osuji, P.O.
Yimegnuhal, A.
Umunna, N.N.
Tegegne, Azage
Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
title Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
title_full Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
title_fullStr Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
title_full_unstemmed Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
title_short Calf feeding and management: The effect of genotype (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post-weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
title_sort calf feeding and management the effect of genotype bos taurus x bos indicus level of milk feeding and type of housing on the post weaning growth performance of crossbred calves upto one year of age
topic calves
animal feeding
livestock management
genotypes
zebu cattle
milk
animal housing
animal performance
growth
crossbreds
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50245
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