The use of preserved colostrum for rearing replacement dairy calves: calf performance, economics and on-farm practicability in Kenya

Karioki, D.I.; Gitau, G.K.; Munyua, S.J.M.

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dc.contributor.author	Karioki, D.I.
dc.contributor.author	Gitau, G.K.
dc.contributor.author	Munyua, S.J.M.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-12T08:20:46Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-12T08:20:46Z
dc.date.created	2013
dc.date.issued	1995
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	A total of 133 observations on mean daily mass gains from 19 calves reared on either whole milk (control) or preserved colostrum (treatment) were estimated. The control group had a total of 104 observations computed, while the treatment group had a total of 29 observations. There was no significant difference in the overall mean daily mass gains between the treatment and control groups which were 0,2257 and 0,3607 kg, respectively (P < 0,1 ). Partial budgeting analysis estimated that with an annual calf crop of 80 calves, the use of preserved colostrum would result in a direct saving of an estimated US$1 ,800 per year for the farm.	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2013
dc.description.sponsorship	Canadian International Development Agency (C.I.D.A.) through the University of Nairobi-University of Guelph.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Karioki, DI, Gitau, GK & Munyua, SJM 1995, 'The use of preserved colostrum for rearing replacement dairy calves: calf performance, economics and on-farm practicability in Kenya’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 167-170.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31687
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Preserved colostrum	en
dc.subject	Dairy calves	en
dc.subject	Calf performance	en
dc.subject	Economics	en
dc.subject	On-farm practicability	en
dc.subject	Kenya	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title	The use of preserved colostrum for rearing replacement dairy calves: calf performance, economics and on-farm practicability in Kenya	en
dc.type	Article	en