The seasonal incidence of calving and of sexual activity in Zebu cattle in Nyasaland
- 30 September 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 36 (4) , 246-257
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600023972
Abstract
A continuous cattle census scheme was started in the Central Province of Nyasaland in 1943, and data thus accumulated on the calving rate of native cattle form the basis of this paper.The system of animal management prevailing in the area is described, and meteorological data collected at Lilongwe over 3 years are also given.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Incidence of Black-Quarter in Native Cattle in the Central Province, NyasalandJournal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics, 1946
- The periodicity and duration of oestrus in zebu and grade cattleThe Journal of Agricultural Science, 1944