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A genetic study of the Sahiwal grading-up scheme in Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1962

P. Mahadevan ,
E. B. Galukande  and
J. G. Black
P. Mahadevan
Affiliation:
Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda
E. B. Galukande
Affiliation:
Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda
J. G. Black
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Services, Kabete, Kenya
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A genetic study of the grading-up of the East African zebu to the Indian Sahiwal has been undertaken on records, covering about 25 years, from three Livestock Improvement Centres in Kenya. It appears from this study that the indigenous East African zebu cow has only about half the genetic potential of the Indian Sahiwal for milk production, and the scheme of gradingup has resulted in substantial and worthwhile increases in milk production.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , October 1962 , pp. 337 - 342
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1962

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