Crossbreeding cattle for dairy production in the tropics: Effects of genetic and environmental factors on the performance of improved genotypes on the Cameroon highlands

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Tawah, C L ^a   Mbah, D A ^a,b   Messine, O ^a   Enoh, M B ^a   Tanya, V N ^a  

^a Ctr for Anim and Vet Res   (Cameroon)

^b DVAD/MINREST   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Dairy cattle; Tropical Africa; Zebu

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0040294718     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800051092     Document Type: Article

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