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Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds

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Title Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds
 
Creator Gregory, K.E.
Trail, J.C.M.
Sandford, J.
Durkin, J.W.
 
Subject KENYA
BORAN CATTLE
PURE LINES
CROSSBREDS
ANIMAL PERFORMANCE
CHAROLAIS CATTLE
AYRSHIRE CATTLE
SANTA GERTRUDIS CATTLE
AGE AT FIRST CALVING
CALVING INTERVAL
WEANING WEIGHT
PRODUCTIVITY
 
Description Presented data on maternal traits, i.e.Age at first calving, calving interval, calf weaning weight and cow productivity index, of pure Boran and Boran crossbred w. each of Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis on privately owned ranches in Machakos District, Kenya.
 
Date 2013-06-11T09:24:41Z
2013-06-11T09:24:41Z
1984
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Tropical Animal Health and Production;16(3): 181-186
0049-4747
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/29735
 
Language en
 
Source Tropical Animal Health and Production