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Performance of some beef breeds in Zambia
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Performance of some beef breeds in Zambia
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| Creator |
Mwenya, W.N.M
Shandomo, M.N. |
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| Subject |
cattle
breeds animal performance birth weight weaning weight sex seasons |
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| Description |
Data for birth and weaning weights of Barotse, Boran, Hereford and Simmental obtained from ranches were analysed. Average birth weights were 21.86±0.33, 40.73±0.31, 40.40±0.66 and 38.55±0.25 kg for Barotse, Boran, Hereford and Simmental, respectively. Average weaning weights were 89.81±2.21, 184.34± 1.36, 181.71±3.24 and 236.75±1.80 for Boratse, Boran, Hereford and Simmental, respectively. The birth and weaning weights of Boratse were sginificantly (P < 0.05) lower than those of the other breeds. Male calves were significantly heavier at birth and weaning (p
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| Date |
1989
2016-02-08T09:03:02Z 2016-02-08T09:03:02Z |
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| Type |
Conference Paper
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| Identifier |
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70803
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| Language |
en
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| Rights |
Limited Access
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