Reproductive and lactation performances of Ayrshire and Boran crossbred cattle kept in smallholder farms in Mufindi district, Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Chenyambuga, S W ^a   Mseleko, K F ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Age at first calving; Calf mortality; Calving interval; Lactation length; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 69249113774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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