The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight
Beef production is entirely dependent upon growth and development of an animal as influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. The growth characteristics of the Angoni, a race of the East African thoracic-humped zebu was investigated, as part of a wider scheme designed to develop the potent...
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1964
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| description | Beef production is entirely dependent upon growth and development of an animal as influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. The growth characteristics of the Angoni, a race of the East African thoracic-humped zebu was investigated, as part of a wider scheme designed to develop the potential of the indigenous cattle of northern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). There were smaller differences in birth weight between sexes. Birth and weaning weights were closely correlated. The live weight growth of the Angoni showed a good example of genetic balance with the highly fluctuating nutrition of the natural environment, and its growth pattern appeared largely to be controlled by the sex hormones as a race survival mechanism. |
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| spelling | CGSpace667422024-11-15T08:52:32Z The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight Walker, C.A. cattle animal performance beef cattle growth age sex parturition birth weight weaning weight Beef production is entirely dependent upon growth and development of an animal as influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. The growth characteristics of the Angoni, a race of the East African thoracic-humped zebu was investigated, as part of a wider scheme designed to develop the potential of the indigenous cattle of northern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). There were smaller differences in birth weight between sexes. Birth and weaning weights were closely correlated. The live weight growth of the Angoni showed a good example of genetic balance with the highly fluctuating nutrition of the natural environment, and its growth pattern appeared largely to be controlled by the sex hormones as a race survival mechanism. 1964-10 2015-06-05T12:17:25Z 2015-06-05T12:17:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66742 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Walker, C. A. (1964). The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). The Journal of Agricultural Science, 63(2), 135–154. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600063103 |
| spellingShingle | cattle animal performance beef cattle growth age sex parturition birth weight weaning weight Walker, C.A. The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight |
| title | The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight |
| title_full | The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight |
| title_fullStr | The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight |
| title_full_unstemmed | The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight |
| title_short | The growth and development of the beef qualities of Angoni cattle (East African zebu). Part I. Live weight |
| title_sort | growth and development of the beef qualities of angoni cattle east african zebu part i live weight |
| topic | cattle animal performance beef cattle growth age sex parturition birth weight weaning weight |
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