Milk yield and calf growth performance of cattle under partial suckling system at Andassa Livestock Research Centre, North West Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Bitew, Addisu ^a   Taye, Mengistie ^a   Kebede, Adebabay ^a   Mekuriaw, Getinet ^b   Tassew, Asaminew ^b   Mulugeta, Tezera ^c   Goshu, Gebeyehu ^d  

^a Andassa Livestock Research Centre   (Ethiopia)

^b BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ANRS Food Security Coordination and Disaster Prevention Office   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Calf crop; Fogera cattle; Hand milking; Partial lactation yield

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 77956305713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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