Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment
The relative performance of Mashona, Nkone, Tuli (indigenous breeds), Afrikaner, all these being Sanga type, Charolais, Sussex (Bos Taurus), Brahman (Zebu) and several resultant crosses reared on range in a semi arid environment was assessed. The results showed that indigenous cattle are considerabl...
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8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
1994
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| author | Moyo, Siboniso Rege, J.E.O. Swanepoel, F.J.C. |
| author_browse | Moyo, Siboniso Rege, J.E.O. Swanepoel, F.J.C. |
| author_facet | Moyo, Siboniso Rege, J.E.O. Swanepoel, F.J.C. |
| author_sort | Moyo, Siboniso |
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| description | The relative performance of Mashona, Nkone, Tuli (indigenous breeds), Afrikaner, all these being Sanga type, Charolais, Sussex (Bos Taurus), Brahman (Zebu) and several resultant crosses reared on range in a semi arid environment was assessed. The results showed that indigenous cattle are considerably more productive than exotic types, mainly due to their high calving rates (Mashona 73.6 percent, Nkone 66.7 percent and Tuli 69.4 percent) compared to Afrikaner 56.1 percent and Sussex 56.3 percent). The indigenous cows are well adapted to a harsh environment and they also have relatively low maintenance requirements compared to the larger framed exotics. |
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| publishDate | 1994 |
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| spelling | CGSpace504882021-08-09T06:29:15Z Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment Moyo, Siboniso Rege, J.E.O. Swanepoel, F.J.C. semiarid zones beef cattle evaluation introduced breeds land races The relative performance of Mashona, Nkone, Tuli (indigenous breeds), Afrikaner, all these being Sanga type, Charolais, Sussex (Bos Taurus), Brahman (Zebu) and several resultant crosses reared on range in a semi arid environment was assessed. The results showed that indigenous cattle are considerably more productive than exotic types, mainly due to their high calving rates (Mashona 73.6 percent, Nkone 66.7 percent and Tuli 69.4 percent) compared to Afrikaner 56.1 percent and Sussex 56.3 percent). The indigenous cows are well adapted to a harsh environment and they also have relatively low maintenance requirements compared to the larger framed exotics. 1994 2014-10-31T06:09:17Z 2014-10-31T06:09:17Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50488 en Limited Access 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production |
| spellingShingle | semiarid zones beef cattle evaluation introduced breeds land races Moyo, Siboniso Rege, J.E.O. Swanepoel, F.J.C. Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| title | Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| title_full | Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| title_short | Evaluation of indigenous, exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| title_sort | evaluation of indigenous exotic and crossbred cattle for beef production in a semi arid environment |
| topic | semiarid zones beef cattle evaluation introduced breeds land races |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50488 |
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