Effects of restricted suckling versus artificial rearing on milk production, calf performance and reproductive efficiency of dual purpose Mpwapwa cattle in a semi-arid climate

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-73

  Mejia, Carlos E ^a,b   Preston, Thomas R ^a,c   Fajersson, Pernilla ^a,d  

^a Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

^b Fund Ctro Invest Sist S   (Colombia)

^c HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Milk production; Mpwapwa cattle; Reproductive performance; Restricted suckling; Semi arid region; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0003062791     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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