Article
Characterization of Doayo and Kapsiki taurine cattle breeds of Cameroon in their natural environment.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Aug 2011
Ebangi A Lot, Achukwi M D, Messine O, Abba D
Abstract excerpt
Data were collected on live weight (LW), heart girth (HG), height-at-withers (HW), trunk length (TL), age, sex, and coat color of 207 taurines cattle--122 of the Doayo (Namchi) breed and 85 of the Kapsiki (Kirdi) breed. The animals, aged 1 to 20 years, were selected from 60 herds randomly selected from villages of Poli of Faro and Mokolo of Tsanga, divisions of the North and Far North Regions of Cameroon. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Body Size
- Body Weight
- Cameroon
- Cattle
- Environment
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Linear Models
- Male
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
