Effect of breed, season, year and parity on reproductive performance of dairy cattle under smallholder production system in Bukoba district, Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Asimwe, L ^a   Kifaro, G C ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Age at first calving; Calving interval; Calving to first service interval; Days open; Genetic and non genetic factors; Number of services per conception

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35448938713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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