Development of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands

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dc.creatorZerbini, E.
dc.creatorGebre-Wold, A.
dc.creatorShapiro, Barry I.
dc.date1998
dc.date2010-12-09T11:20:14Z
dc.date2010-12-09T11:20:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:39:41Z
dc.descriptionProduction performance of cows is an important factor which determines whether cows are adopted for draft power. Working cows could perform at higher levels of efficiency than oxen, but only if nutrient inputs are adequate to meet their greater requirements, and milk production and reproduction are kept at levels comparable to non-working cows. ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) have reached different aspects of the use of dairy cows for draft work. This paper deals with work output, milk production and reproduction of crossbred dairy cows used for draft. Information generated from ILRI and IAR research is used to elaborate the interplay of factors affecting work output, milk production, metabolism, physiological responses and the reproductive physiology and performance of dairy cows.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2847
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/129618
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Livestock Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectcows
dc.subjectworking animals
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjectlactation
dc.subjectreproductive performance
dc.subjectmilk yield
dc.subjectoestrous cycle
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjecteconomic situation
dc.titleDevelopment of cow traction technologies and implications for adoption in the East African highlands
dc.typeConference Paper

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