About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
Breed preference, selection criteria and production performance of dairy cattle in the selected smallholder dairy farms in Zimbabwe
Abstract:
This study identified breed preferences, production performance
and selection criteria used in selecting dairy breeds in Zimbabwe.
A questionnaire based survey was conducted on 109 smallholder
dairy farmers in Zimbabwe and data were analyzed using SAS
version 9.1.3. Crossbreds were preferred by farmers compared
to pure indigenous and exotic dairy breeds. Milk yield and growth
rate were the prefered selection criteria. There was no
significant difference observed in the average milk yields/herd/
day in Guruve (8.98 ± 6.11), Marirangwe (9.54 ± 5.12) and
Nharira-Lancashire (8.20 ± 5.13) smallholder schemes.
Cette étude a identifié les préférences de race, le rendement
de production et les critères de sélection utilisés dans le choix
des races laitières au Zimbabwe. Un questionnaire a été
administré sur 109 fermiers de laiterie au Zimbabwe et les
données ont été analysées en utilisant la version 9.1.3 de SAS.
Des hybrides ont été préférés par des fermiers par rapport aux
races indigènes pures et exotiques de leur laiterie. Le rendement
en lait et le taux de croissance étaient les critères de sélection
préférés. Il n’y avait aucune différence significative observée
dans les rendements moyens en lait/troupeau/jour chez les petits
exploitants de Guruve (8.98 ± 6.11), de Marirangwe (9.54 ±
5.12) et de Nharira-Lancashire (8.20 ± 5.13).
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English
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1113-1116
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