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The performance of Santa Gertrudis, Sahiwal, Brahman and crossbred animals in the Intermediate Savannahs of Guyana: I. General

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. Mahadevan ,
H. Harricharan  and
B. G. F. Springer
P. Mahadevan
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad, W.I.
H. Harricharan
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad, W.I.
B. G. F. Springer
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad, W.I.
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Summary

Mortality rates, calving intervals, age at first calving, generation intervals and animal productivity of Santa Gertrudis, Sahiwal, Brahman and crossbred animals were determined from 11 years' data collected at the Ebini livestock station in the Intermediate Savannahs of Guyana. These data were condensed and analysed and recommendations made as to the most important factors influencing animal production in the Intermediate Savannahs.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 79 , Issue 1 , August 1972 , pp. 67 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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