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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under trypanosomiasis risk
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under trypanosomiasis risk
The productivity of Boran cattle in Tanzania, which were maintained by chemoprophylaxis under severe trypanosomiasis risk, was evaluated by analysis of 20,000 calving records collected over a 10-year period.
Trail, J. C. M.; Sones, K. · 1985
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Abstract
It was established that acceptable levels of productivity could be obtained by a chemoprophylactic drug (Samorin) strategy in areas of high tsetse fly incidence. The average productivity level per unit of cow"s metabolic weight was about 80% of that of Boran cattle in a tsetse-free environment, and 35% greater than in cows tolerant to trypanosomes that were raised in a tsetse fly infested area without medication. Appended is a 67-item bibliography (1960-84). (Author abstract, modified)
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