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Effects of postpartum body weight changes on subsequent reproductive performance in N'Dama cattle maintained under traditional husbandry systems

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Title Effects of postpartum body weight changes on subsequent reproductive performance in N'Dama cattle maintained under traditional husbandry systems
 
Creator Agyemang, K.
Little, D.A.
Bah, M.L.
 
Subject GAMBIA
NDAMA CATTLE
PARTURITION
BODY WEIGHT
CONCEPTION
CALVING INTERVAL
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
 
Description Quantifies the effects of postpartum body weight changes on subsequent reproductive performance of N'Dama cattle managed under traditional husbandry systems in Gambia. Analysis of body weights from 4 months before conception to the month of conception showed that 71 percent of cows were gaining weight at a mean rate of 1.74 kg per month before conception. The results indicate that strategic supplementation of cows during the first 3 months after parturition either to maintain or to gain weight could lead to improved reproductive performance in village - managed animals.
 
Date 2013-05-06T07:00:20Z
2013-05-06T07:00:20Z
1991
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Animal Reproduction Science;26(1,2):51-59
0378-4320
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/28298
 
Language en
 
Source Animal Reproduction Science