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The performance of crosses of Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle for milk production in the coastal region of Tanganyika

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. Mahadevan  and
H. G. Hutchison
P. Mahadevan
Affiliation:
Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda
H. G. Hutchison
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika
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A study has been made of the performance of crosses and backcrosses of Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle using records covering a period of 15 years from the Experimental Station, Tanga. The gene combinations found in ½-bred animals were the most productive in this environment, and ¼-bred Bos taurus animals gave higher average daily yields of milk between calvings than those with ¾ taurus blood.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , October 1964 , pp. 331 - 336
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1964

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