MILK PRODUCTION POTENTIALS OF HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE IN THE DERIVED-SAVANNAH ZONE

Autor: C.F.I. Onwuka, B. I. Okon, D. W. Egbe, B. I. Umoh
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Animal Production; Vol 22, No 1 (1995); 85-88
ISSN: 0331-2062
DOI: 10.51791/njap.v22i1.2039
Popis: Some 78 Holstein-Friesian cattle in a private commercial farm in the derived savanna zone of Northern Cross River State were used in the study that reported the milk production potentials of Friesian cattle in the tropics. The Cows were stall-fed with supplementary concentrates and forage within the 306-day study period. Their milk records showed production levels ranging from 0.00 to 14.92£0.83 kg milk per cow per day. Individual cow milk yield as high as 15.77 kg/day (P
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