Relationships between inbreeding levels and some reproductive performance traits in West African Shorthorn and Sokoto Gudali cows at Agricultural Research Station, Legon

The effects of inbreeding and reproductive performcances of West African Shorthorn (WAS) and Sokoto Gudali were investigated at Lagon, Ghana. Performances of WAS and Sokoto Gudali purebreds and F1 generation of Jersey x Shorthorn and Jersey x Gudali crossbred female were evaluated. Data on age at fi...

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Main Author: Millar, D.
Format: Tesis
Language:Inglés
Published: 1979
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67982
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Summary:The effects of inbreeding and reproductive performcances of West African Shorthorn (WAS) and Sokoto Gudali were investigated at Lagon, Ghana. Performances of WAS and Sokoto Gudali purebreds and F1 generation of Jersey x Shorthorn and Jersey x Gudali crossbred female were evaluated. Data on age at first calving, first and average calving intervals, foetal and preweaning mortality of calves included.