Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania supplementation on weight gain in dairy calves on smallholder farms in Kenya

The growth rate of female calves on dairy farms is one of the crucial factors which influence age at first calving, affecting lifetime lactation productivity of a dairy cow. Diets with adequate crude protein are necessary to support calf growth. The study objective was to determine the effects of nu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Preventive veterinary medicine 2019-11, Vol.172, p.104787-104787, Article 104787
Hauptverfasser:	Makau, D.N., VanLeeuwen, J.A., Gitau, G.K., McKenna, S.L., Walton, C., Muraya, J., Wichtel, J.J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Feed - analysis Animals Calf growth Calliandra Cattle - growth & development Diet - veterinary Dietary Supplements - analysis Fabaceae - chemistry Farms Kenya Random Allocation Randomized controlled trial Sesbania Sesbania - chemistry Weight Gain - drug effects
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