|
Parameter |
Value |
|
Fertility rate (%) |
73.7 |
|
Prolificacy |
1.0 |
|
Breeder males per breeder female |
0.0 |
|
Milk yield per lactation (kg) |
2 200.0 |
|
Fraction of females milked (%) |
100.0 |
|
Cow mortality rate (%) |
4.5 |
|
Bull mortality rate (%) |
4.4 |
|
Female replacement mortality rate (%) |
8.8 |
|
Male replacement mortality rate (%) |
22.4 |
|
Female young mortality rate (%) |
9.8 |
|
Male young mortality rate (%) |
9.5 |
|
Other stock mortality rate (%) |
9.7 |
|
Years in breeding herd, cows (%) |
7.5 |
|
Years in breeding herd, bulls (%) |
2.9 |
|
Years in replacement herd, females |
3.0 |
|
Years in replacement herd, males |
2.0 |
|
Years from young to slaughter, other stock |
0.7 |
|
Years as young |
1.0 |
|
Carcass weight of female breeders (kg) |
142.5 |
|
Carcass weight of male breeders (kg) |
213.8 |
|
Carcass weight of other stock (kg) |
82.2 |
|
Males in the system? (Y=1/ N=0) |
1.0 |
|
Are young males slaughtered at birth? (Y=1 / N=0) |
0.0 |
|
Fraction of fallen animal eaten (%) |
0.8 |
|
Proportion of female breeders with usable skin (%) |
70.0 |
|
Proportion of male breeders with usable skin (%) |
70.0 |
|
Proportion of other stock with usable skin (%) |
70.0 |
|
Weight of skin for female breeders (kg) |
6.0 |
|
Weight of skin for male breeders (kg) |
6.0 |
|
Weight of skin for other stock (kg) |
6.0 |
|
Weight of skin for draught animals |
0.0 |
|
Average live weight, breeder female (kg) |
300.0 |
|
Average live weight, breeder male |
450.0 |
|
Average live weight, replacement female (kg) |
250.0 |
|
Average live weight, replacement male (kg) |
300.0 |
|
Average live weight, other stock (kg) |
173.0 |
|
Average live weight, draught animals (kg) |
0.0 |
|
Average live weight, young female (kg) |
110.0 |
|
Average live weight, young male (kg) |
100.0 |
|
Milk fat content (g/kg) |
38.0 |
Appendix 19. Relative distribution of beef and milk production by subregion in sub-Saharan Africa, 1994
