Economic assessment of the performance of trypanotolerant cattle breeds in a pastoral production system in Kenya

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-162

  Maichomo, M W ^a   Kosura, W O ^b   Gathuma, J M ^b   Gitau, G K ^b   Ndung'u, J M ^a,c   Nyamwaro, S O ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agro pastoralists; Gross margin analysis; Orma zebu; Partial farm budget analysis; Sahiwal zebu; Trypanotolerance

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMOSIS; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BUDGET; CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EAST COAST FEVER; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GROWTH RATE; HELMINTHIASIS; INTERVIEW; KENYA; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRYPANOSOMA; ANIMAL; BREEDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS BREEDING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; NAGANA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; KENYA; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

EID: 77649210111     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v80i3.194     Document Type: Article

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