| dc.contributor.author | Gitau, G K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karioki, DI | |
| dc.contributor.author | Munyua, SJ | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-14T14:34:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-14T14:34:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research [1995, 62(3):167-170] | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/8628569 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/34059 | |
| 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.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Univesity of Nairobi | en |
| 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 |
| local.publisher | Department of Clinical studies | en |
