Kwaku Agyemang¹ and Lidie P. Nkhonjera²
¹Highlands Programme, ILCA,
P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
²Department of Animal Health and Industry,
Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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ILCA Research Report No. 12 A joint report by the Government of Malawi and the International Livestock Centre for Africa February 1986
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
February 1986
KEY WORDS
/Malawi/livestock management//animal performance//reproductivity//milk production//small scale farming//state farms//dairy cattle//crossbreds//calves/
MOTS-CLES
/Malawi//conduite du bétail//performance zootechnique//performance de reproduction//production laitière//petite exploitation//ferme d'Etat//bovin laitier//produit de croisement//veau/
ISBN 92-9053-072-3
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General introduction
Objectives of analyses
2. Analyses of smallholder dairy records
Introduction
Cattle breeding
Data preparationProblems encountered and bases for exclusions
Cow performance traitsManagement of smallholder dairy farms
Results and discussion of analysesReproductive performance
Productive performance
Dairy productivity
Analyses of productive performance traits in Blantyre North and Thyolo North
Introduction
Management practices at Chizombezi and Tuchila
Calf performance at Chizombezi
Birth weight, daily weight gain and actual and adjusted weaning weights
Comparison between cow performance at Tuchila and on smallholder farms
4. Analyses of production records from Chitedze and Bwemba
Introduction
Chitedze agricultural research station
Bwemba livestock multiplication centre
Reproductive performance of cows at Chitedze
Productive performance of cows at Chitedze
Total lactation yield, lactation length, milk yield per lactation day and dry period
Annual milk yieldReproductive performance of cows at Bwemba
Productive performance of cows at Bwemba
Total lactation yield, lactation length, milk yield per lactation day and dry period
5. Analyses of dairy production data from Mikolongwe livestock unit
Introduction
Mikolongwe livestock unitTotal lactation yield, lactation length, milk yield per day of lactation and dry period
6. Unified analysis of dairy production characters on smallholder farms and government units
Introduction
Predicted performance of F1 crosses between Friesian and local cattle
Cow body size
Comparisons among breeds at government units and on smallholder farmsPerformance of 7/8 Friesian -1/8 Malawi Zebu and Friesian cows at Chitedze and Bwemba
Performance of Friesian - Malawi Zebu crosses and Friesian 'off-type' crosses
Performance of Friesian cattle at Mikolongwe, Bwemba and Chitedze
Conclusions and recommendations
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