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Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique
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Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique
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Maciel, S.M.A.
Amimo, Joshua O. Martins, M. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Scholtz, M.M. Neser, F.W.C. |
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animal feeding
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| Description |
The objective of this study was to compare the growth performance of two Nguni ecotypes and its crosses (Nguni x Landim) raised under the same feedlot conditions at the Posto Fomento do Impaputo, in southern Mozambique. Live weight feedlot data, from entry to marketing, were collected every fortnight between 1999 and 2009 from 453 oxen of the Nguni and Landim male ecotypes, as well as the crosses. Year-season of birth had significant effects on live weight at entry in the feedlot and at marketing age. Overall means for average age at entry in the feedlot was 31.8 ± 4 months, with the Landim being younger than the Cross (p=0.07). The average live weight at entry in the feedlot was 390 ± 42.5 kg, with no differences between ecotypes (p>0.05). Males born in dry year-seasons were heavier than males born in wet years-seasons (p
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2013-06-02
2014-01-29T06:37:16Z 2014-01-29T06:37:16Z |
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Journal Article
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Maciel, S.M., Amimo, J., Martins, M., Okeyo, A.M., Scholtz, M.M. and Neser, F.W.C. 2013. Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique. Livestock Research for Rural Development. 25(6):111.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34407 http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd25/6/maci25111.htm |
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en
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Open Access
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Livestock Research for Rural Development
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