Milk for calves or man in a Maasai pastoral system in East Africa
Reports on a study carried out by ILCA in Kenya, on the Maasai pastoral system with ref. to providing milk primarily for calves & secondly for human subsistence. Notes the systems better level of productivity as compared to other pastoral systems in Africa due to its low calf mortality, better calf growth and lactation yield.
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Format: | Conference Paper biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Australian Academy of Science
1986
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Subjects: | maasai ethnic group, pastoral system, milk, calves, men, nutrition, animal nutrition, milk yield, animal performance, productivity, growth, mortality, |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50848 |
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