Nongenetic factors influencing the weight and growth of Borgu calves at the Okpara breeding farm in Benin

A study was carried out from records on 453 calves kept at the Okpara Breeding Farm between 1994 and 1998. Nongenetic factors affecting the birth weight, weight at three and twelve months of age as well as average daily gains from birth to three months, birth to twelve months and three to twelve mon...

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Main Authors: A. K.I. Youssao, A. Ahissou, C. Michaux, F. Farnir, Z. Touré, N. D. Idrissou, P. L. Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2000-03-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9726