Traditional cattle production in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
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International Livestock Centre for Africa
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Describes, briefly, sizes structures, general management and productivity of pastoral herds in the Kaduna Plains of Nigeria. Includes data on age at first calving, calving percentage, calving intervals, calf liveweight & mortality to 1 year, and milk yield of Bunaji cattle under this sedentary pastoral management system. Identifies nutrition as cause of this below-genetic-potential productivity.
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subhumid zones, livestock production, agropastoral systems, herd size, herd structure, livestock management, productivity, white fulani cattle, age at first calving, calving rate, calving interval, birth weight, mortality, milk yield