A NOTE ON THE HERITABILITY ESTIMATES OF BIRTH WEIGHT AND CALVING INTERVAL OF WHITE FULANI CATTLE IN IBADAN

Authors

  • S. T. MBAP School of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B. 0248, Bauchi, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v23i2.2231

Keywords:

Heritability, paternal half sibs, variance components, White Fulani

Abstract

Heritabilities of birth weight and calvin interval in White Fulani Cattle were White Fulani, estimated using data from seven sires and 147 and dams collected in Ibadan between 1970 and. 1982. The heritability estimates were 0.21±0.26 for birth weight and 0.012±0.16 for calving interval. 

Author Biography

S. T. MBAP, School of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B. 0248, Bauchi, Nigeria.

Animal Production Programme

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Published

2021-01-12

How to Cite

MBAP, S. T. . (2021). A NOTE ON THE HERITABILITY ESTIMATES OF BIRTH WEIGHT AND CALVING INTERVAL OF WHITE FULANI CATTLE IN IBADAN . Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 23(2), 101–102. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v23i2.2231

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (1996)

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