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15 Years' production data on Dorper sheep at Katumani Research Station, Machakos

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Title 15 Years' production data on Dorper sheep at Katumani Research Station, Machakos
 
Creator King' Oku, J.M.
N'Thome, J.
Ogutu, E.
Rakoczi, G.
 
Subject LIVESTOCK
SHEEP
KENYA
PARTURITION
MULTIPLE BIRTHS
BIRTH WEIGHT
MORTALITY
WEIGHT GAIN
SUCKLING
WEANING
 
Description Overall birth rate 78%, overall twining rate 10%, average birth weight 3.6kg, stocking rate influences certain productions, e.g., a 75% increase in stocking rate decreased twinning by 46%, increased lamb losses by 186%; however, output from pastures in terms of lamb weaning weight was only 8% less in high stocking rate period than in low.
 
Date 2016-02-08T09:02:24Z
2016-02-08T09:02:24Z
1975
 
Type Report
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10568/70694
 
Language en