Effect of restricted suckling of calves on the productivity of crossbred dairy cattle

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-78

  Msanga, Y N ^a   Bryant, M J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed; Bucket feeding; Calves; Genotype; Lactation; Live weight; Management; Reproduction; Suckling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DAIRYING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; SUCKLING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DAIRYING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037327186     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022079705578     Document Type: Article

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