EVALUATION OF LACTATIONS IN BLACK PIED DAIRY COWS IN NIGERIA
I. áda, R. Hoffraeisterová
Summary
Milk output and the patterns of lactation curves were
studied in two sets of purebred Black Pied cows of the British Friesian breed,
born and reared at the Veterinary Research Institute NVRI Vom in Plateau State,
Nigeria.
Under the given conditions of the NVRI Vom Institute in Nigeria, located at
a high altitude with favourable climatic conditions, it is possible to recommend
intensive breeding of the imported high-performance dairy cattle breeds, provided
that they are kept at an optimum quality of management.
Key words:
imported cattle in tropics, Black Pied cattle in tropics,
milk output, lactation curves, age at first calving