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The performance of Santa Gertrudis, Sahiwal, Brahman and cross-bred animals in the intermediate savannahs of Guyana: 2. Birth weight and preweaning performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. Harricharan ,
P. Mahadevan  and
B. G. F. Springer
H. Harricharan
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad
P. Mahadevan
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad
B. G. F. Springer
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad
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Summary

Data collected over a period of 11 years at the Ebini Livestock Station in the intermediate savannahs of Guyana were analysed to determine the effect of breed or cross, sire, sex, year and season of birth of calf, and age and length of calving interval of the dam on weights at birth and at 4, 8 and 12 months of age, in Santa Gertrudis, Sahiwal and Brahman cattle. The heritability of body weights at the different ages was estimated.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 269 - 276
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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