The Growth Trend of Crossbreds from German Brown x N’dama Crossbreeding in Nigeria - III
Abstract
368 records of weights from birth to 12 months for pure German brown, N’dama and their crossbreds from the crossbreeding programme carried out at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria between 1970 – 1988 was analyzed using least square means of analysis of variance and regression. Birth weight increased with reducing exotic blood as 75% N’dama blood (NDB1) had 18.25kg, 50% N’dama blood (GBND) had 21.68kg, 37.5% N’dama blood (GBB2) had 22.42kg and the 25% N’dama blood (GBB1) had 25.45kg. The purebred German brown (GBP) had significantly the highest birth weight of 28.70kg while the local N’dama and 75% N’dama-bred had significantly (P
Fields of Study & Subjects
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Livestock Farming and Management
Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Asian Journal of Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 42–56
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN