Use of progesterone in early detection of open cows in smallholder dairy farms in Nakuru District of Kenya
Kenya’s smallholder dairy sector produces 85% of the total milk marketed in the country. A major constraint to milk production and number of calves born from the cows is the long calving intervals. Determining non-pregnant cows early by measuring progesterone levels by day 23 after insemination c...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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TSAP and ILRI
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/5377 |
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