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International Journal of Livestock Production
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Phenotypic response to mass selection for weaning weight and 18-month
weight in Tswana cattle
- Abstract: The objectives of this study were to identify the environmental factors that influenced growth traits and to evaluate phenotypic response of growth traits to selection at weaning (S1) and 18 months of age (S2) in Tswana cattle. Phenotypic analysis for average daily gains (ADGs) and growth traits were conducted using 7226 records of animals, which were born between 1995 and 2013 from 1662 dam...
  PubDate: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +010
Environmental and genetic components influencing mature cow weight in
Tswana cattle selected for early growth traits
- Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the environmental and genetic factors influencing mature cow weight (MCW) trait in Tswana cattle breed. Analyses of environmental and genetic effects for mature cow weight trait were performed using 19301 records of Tswana cows born between 1996 and 2010 from 610 dams and 137 sires in 54 contemporaries. Mature cow weight trait was analysed using r...
  PubDate: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +010
Analysis of environmental and genetic factors influencing reproductive
traits and calf survival to weaning in Tswana cattle selected for early
growth traits
- Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the environmental and genetic factors affecting reproductive traits and calf survival from birth to weaning in Tswana breed of cattle. Analyses of environmental and genetic effects for calf survival traits were done using 7223 records of animals which were born between 1996 and 2013 from 1659 dams and 188 sires in 54 contemporaries. Analyses of en...
  PubDate: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +010
Estimates of covariance components and genetic parameters for growth
traits in Tswana cattle selected for increased weaning or eighteen-month
weights
- Abstract: The objective of this study is to estimate variance-covariance components and genetic parameters for growth traits in Tswana cattle. Genetic analyses for average daily gain (ADGs) and growth traits were conducted using 7223 records of animals which were born between 1996 and 2013 from 1662 dams and 188 sires in 54 contemporary groups. Both univariate and bivariate animal models were used. He...
  PubDate: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +010
Economic loss associated with bovine campylobacteriosis in selected
districts of Bangladesh
- Abstract: Bovine campylobacteriosis is considered to be common disease in farmed female cattle of Bangladesh with various effects on animal productivity. However, no economic impact assessment labeling the burden of this disease has been conducted. Secondary data combined with the primary data on different financial parameters of livestock goods and associated parameters collected through stakeholder ...
  PubDate: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +010
Assessment of the effects of Newcastle disease vaccination on chicken
mortality and egg production rates in Machakos town sub-county, Kenya
- Abstract: A study was done to evaluate the effects of the Newcastle disease vaccine on chicken mortality and egg production in Machakos Town Sub-County. Kola and Kalama wards were chosen, and the data was collected from rural poultry farmers using a semi-structured questionnaire and Women Empowerment Livestock Index (WELI). The sample size was determined using N= Z2 (1-P) P/L2 statistical formula. A t...
  PubDate: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +010
Pastoral livestock farming in the Eastern Malian Sahel (Hombori): Survey
on flows in two livestock markets
- Abstract: Pastoral livestock farming is a major activity in the Sahel. In the eastern Malian Sahel, in addition to its contribution to the household economy, this type of livestock farming plays an important role in enhancing the value of an environment that is not very conducive to rain-fed crops because of its low rainfall. This study was conducted in the district of Hombori to assess marketed lives...
  PubDate: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +010
Husbandry practices and phenotypic characterization of indigenous sheep
types in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia
- Abstract: The study was conducted to characterize the husbandry practices, phenotypic characteristics and determination of live body weight using morphometrical measurements of indigenous sheep types under smallholder management condition in highlands of Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia. Two districts, Gumer and Ejha were selected purposely based on sheep population distribution, flock size and their co...
  PubDate: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +010
Leafy feed supplementation, rabbit growth performance and meat quality:
Case study of Ipomoea aquatica
- Abstract: Thirty-six local young rabbits of 42 days old were used to evaluate their growth performances and sensory characteristics of their meats based on the type of feed. The rabbits were divided into three groups of twelve animals each, that were fed for 56 days with one of three diets: Commercial feed (Cfe), commercial feed supplemented with water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) (Cfw) and feed compose...
  PubDate: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +010
Inappropriate antibacterial use in layer poultry farms in Gombe
Metropolis, Northeast Nigeria, may constitute public health challenges
- Abstract: Antibacterial is extensively used in poultry to enhance productivity. Inappropriate use could yield unsafe edible poultry products. The study aimed to investigate the pattern of antibacterial use in commercial layer poultry farms in Gombe metropolis. Semi-structured questionnaire was designed and validated. The questionnaire was administered to 38 layer poultry farms to obtain information on...
  PubDate: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +010