Milk production and reproduction traits of different grades of zebu x Friesian crossbreds under semi-arid conditions

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-249

  Ahmed, Mohamed Khair A ^a   Teirab, Ahmed B ^a   Musa, Lutfi M A ^a   Peters, Kurt J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Milk yield; Reproduction performance; Sudan; Zebu Friesian crossbreds

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 34547373927     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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