Feed supplementation of village-based N'Dama calves

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dc.creatorLittle, D.A.
dc.creatorWassink, G.J.
dc.creatorRiley, J.A.
dc.creatorAgyemang, K.
dc.creatorBadjie, B.
dc.creatorDwinger, R.H.
dc.date1994
dc.date2013-06-11T09:24:31Z
dc.date2013-06-11T09:24:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:18:42Z
dc.descriptionFour experiments were carried out in which supplements of locally available proteinaceous by-products were given to young, mainly pre-weaned calves that ranged in initial weight from 30 to 90 kg. The experiments were part of a programme designed to establish practical and economical nutrition interventions for the improved productivity of N'Dama cattle under traditional village husbandry in a sub-humid agro-ecological environment in West Africa. The supplements included groundnut cake, sesame cake, and cotton seed, supplied during both the dry and wet seasons. While significant increases in growth rate were obtained to both dry and wet season supplementation, the responses were both inconsistent and much smaller than those obtained in other studies with older weaned N'Dama cattle. It is concluded that feed supplementation of young cattle should probably be restricted to animal whose liveweight exceeds 100 kg.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/29693
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/148500
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceTropical Agriculture;71(3): 219-222
dc.subjectn'dama cattle
dc.subjectanimal production
dc.subjectcalves
dc.subjectfeeds
dc.subjectsupplementary feeding
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectanimal performance
dc.subjectlive weight
dc.subjectweight gain
dc.titleFeed supplementation of village-based N'Dama calves
dc.typeJournal Article

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