Some factors affecting variation in milk yield in crossbred dairy cows on smallholder farms in north-east Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 403-412

  Msangi, B S J ^a,d   Bryant, M J ^b   Thorne, P J ^c,e  

^a Livestock Research Centre   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NR International Park House   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministry of Water and Livestock Development   (Tanzania)

^e Bro Dawel   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Milk yield; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SECRETION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUCKLING; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; TANZANIA; URBANIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 20044396762     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-005-6854-7     Document Type: Review

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