The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana

A comparative study of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn (WASH) herds at Kumasi University farm. Production records of both breeds were analysed. Age at first calving and calving interval between the breeds was not significant. Month of birth and parity significantly affected calving interval. Mont...

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Main Author: Owusu, E.A.
Format: Tesis
Language:Inglés
Published: 1985
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67990
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description A comparative study of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn (WASH) herds at Kumasi University farm. Production records of both breeds were analysed. Age at first calving and calving interval between the breeds was not significant. Month of birth and parity significantly affected calving interval. Month of birth significantly affected age at first calving in both breeds.
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spelling CGSpace679902023-02-15T13:13:28Z The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana Owusu, E.A. A comparative study of N'Dama and West African Shorthorn (WASH) herds at Kumasi University farm. Production records of both breeds were analysed. Age at first calving and calving interval between the breeds was not significant. Month of birth and parity significantly affected calving interval. Month of birth significantly affected age at first calving in both breeds. 1985 2015-08-20T08:08:34Z 2015-08-20T08:08:34Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67990 en Limited Access
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title The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana
title_full The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana
title_fullStr The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana
title_full_unstemmed The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana
title_short The Perfomance of a herd of N'dama and West African Shorthorn cattle in the forest zone of Ghana
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