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A note on growth rates of local goats and their crosses with Norwegian goats at village level in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Safari, John G.
dc.contributor.author Mushit, D. E
dc.contributor.author Mtenga, L. A
dc.contributor.author Eik, L. 0
dc.contributor.author Kifarot, G.C
dc.contributor.author Muhikambelel, V. R. M
dc.contributor.author Ndemanisho, E. E
dc.contributor.author Machang'u, Maeda
dc.contributor.author Kassuku, A. A
dc.contributor.author Kimbita, E. N
dc.contributor.author UIvund, M. H
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-16T09:36:12Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-16T09:36:12Z
dc.date.issued 2005
dc.identifier.citation Safari, J., Mushit, D. E., Mtenga, L. A., Eik, L. 0., Kifarot, G.C., Muhikambelel, V. R. M., Ndemanisho E. E., Maeda, Machang'u, Kassuku, A. A., Kimbita, E. N., &. UIvund, M. h. (2005). A note on growth rates of local goats and their crosses with Norwegian goats at village level in Tanzania. Livestock Research for Rural Development · en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/480
dc.description A full text from Community and Rural Development en_US
dc.description.abstract Abstract Growth peliormance of small East African goats (SEA) and crosses between Norwegian x SEA was studied in three villages namely, Mandamazingara, Msingisi and Langali representing humid, semi-arid and tropical highlands zones of Tanzania respectively. Weights of the animals were recorded for 2 years at five periods for animals in three age groups namely group A (0-4 months), B (4-12months) and C (above 1 year) in order to assess the effect of sex, genotype, season and zone on weight changes. Males tended to grow faster than females with a pronounced difference (9.0 g/d) being observed in group C. Crossbred goats grew faster with a marked d(fference (55.0 ± 4.2 vs. 28.0 ± 8.4 g/d) among animals in group B. Weight changes were influenced (P<0.05) by genotype, season and zone and were inferior in the wet season for animals in humid and highland zones but superior for animals in semiarid zone. It is concluded that exotic breeds with higher growth potential can be used to upgrade performance of the indigenous goats. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Livestock Research for Rural Development · en_US
dc.subject Small Ruminants en_US
dc.subject Breeding en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Indigenous en_US
dc.title A note on growth rates of local goats and their crosses with Norwegian goats at village level in Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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