Comportement saisonnier du betail zebu en Adamaoua Camerounais. I. Etude des femelles adultes:comparaison de la race locale aux metis demi-sang Brahma
The influence of some ecological and physiological factors on weight of cows at Wakwa station in Cameroon were studied in a year. Two populations genetically different were compared: 110 cows of the local Foulani breed and 134 cows of ½ breed Brahman x Foulani. The following conclusions were drawn: The ponderal growth of the cow occured up to 8-9 years; in extensive rearing the alterations of the seasons resulted in great weight variations of the cows, some animals showed, in undernutrition period, a loss of 1/3 of their weight and had severely suffered; the season of calving seems to be an influent factor of the weight variation; and calving occured early in the rainy season.
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | French |
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1967
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| Subjects: | cattle, breeds, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66725 http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/b_fdi_02-03/03390.pdf |
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