Non-genetic Factors Affecting Gestation Lenght and Postpartum Intervals in Gudali Zebu Cattle of the Adamawa Highlands of Cameroon

Non-genetic Factors Affecting Gestation Lenght and Postpartum Intervals in Gudali Zebu Cattle of the Adamawa Highlands of Cameroon

The effects of non-genetic factors (sex of calf, calf birth weight, age of cow, season of calving) affecting gestation length (GL) and open days period (OP) in the Ngaoundere Gudali cattle of the Adamawa (Cameroon) was investigated. Mean GL was 293.4 ± 0.4 d. Sex of the calf significantly (P<...

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Main Authors: Mbah, DA., Schwalbach, LJM., Messine, O., Ebangi, AL.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2007-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
Subjects:
Ngaoundere Gudali
Cattle
Gestation length
Open period
Non genetic factors
Cameroon
Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v25n3/129.pdf

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