A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana
In a trial to evaluate the growth of crossbred calves under semi-arid ranch conditions in Botswana, pure Tswana and crossbred beef cows were inseminated with beefalo and Italian semen or mated naturally with Brahman, Simmental or Tswana bulls. The 424 calves produced were weighed at birth and at mon...
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1981
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| author | Makobo, A.D. Buck, N.G. Light, D. Lethola, L.L. |
| author_browse | Buck, N.G. Lethola, L.L. Light, D. Makobo, A.D. |
| author_facet | Makobo, A.D. Buck, N.G. Light, D. Lethola, L.L. |
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| description | In a trial to evaluate the growth of crossbred calves under semi-arid ranch conditions in Botswana, pure Tswana and crossbred beef cows were inseminated with beefalo and Italian semen or mated naturally with Brahman, Simmental or Tswana bulls. The 424 calves produced were weighed at birth and at monthly intervals to 18 months of age. Beefalo crossbred calves were significantly lighter at birth than all other calves (p |
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| spelling | CGSpace669992024-11-15T08:53:09Z A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana Makobo, A.D. Buck, N.G. Light, D. Lethola, L.L. breeds cattle calves crossbreeding growth body weight In a trial to evaluate the growth of crossbred calves under semi-arid ranch conditions in Botswana, pure Tswana and crossbred beef cows were inseminated with beefalo and Italian semen or mated naturally with Brahman, Simmental or Tswana bulls. The 424 calves produced were weighed at birth and at monthly intervals to 18 months of age. Beefalo crossbred calves were significantly lighter at birth than all other calves (p 1981-10 2015-06-05T12:18:58Z 2015-06-05T12:18:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66999 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Makobo, A.D., Buck, N.G., Light, D. and Lethola, L.L. 1981. A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana. Animal Production 33: 215-217. |
| spellingShingle | breeds cattle calves crossbreeding growth body weight Makobo, A.D. Buck, N.G. Light, D. Lethola, L.L. A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana |
| title | A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana |
| title_full | A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana |
| title_short | A note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in Botswana |
| title_sort | note on the growth of beef crossbred calves in botswana |
| topic | breeds cattle calves crossbreeding growth body weight |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66999 |
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