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Increasing beef production

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Title Increasing beef production
 
Creator Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
 
Description Researchers at the Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture's Henderson Research Station are trying to increase beef production in the communal farming areas. For successful beef production, the farmer must ensure his cows produce a calf every 12 months.



One aspect of the research is to manipulate the cow/calf relationship to improve the conception rate. Researchers are looking at the delay in ovulation while a cow is suckling her calf. Either temporary weaning or the removal of the calf for two or three days at a time increases the onset of oestrus, particularly in Afrikaner cows, which are used for much of the breeding in Zimbabwe.



Researchers are also looking at the endocrine profiles of a number of indigenous and exotic animals, in order to map out acceptable profiles and help explain fertility problems.



Zimbabwe has an indigenous cattle breed called Mashona a highly productive and very fertile small cow. But in terms of production of beef for export, the Mashona presents drawbacks, mainly on account of its size. But exotic species like an Afrikaner cross are suitable breeds for export.
Researchers at the Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture's Henderson Research Station are trying to increase beef production in the communal farming areas. For successful beef production, the farmer must ensure his cows produce a calf every 12 months....
 
Date 1986
2014-10-02T13:13:05Z
2014-10-02T13:13:05Z
 
Type News Item
 
Identifier CTA. 1986. Increasing beef production. Spore 2. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44442
http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta02e/
 
Language en
 
Relation Spore
 
Rights Open Access
 
Publisher Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
 
Source Spore