Genetic and environmental influences on beef cattle production in Zambia. 4. Weaner production from purebred and reciprocally crossbred dams
Dam reproductive performance of purebred Africander, Angoni, Barotse and Boran, and reciprocal crossbreds of the latter 3 breeds under ranching conditions were investigated. Mean performance based on a maximum of 1996 records collected over six parities were: calving rate, 65.6%; weaning weight rate...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge University Press
1981
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66854 |
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