The study comparison was between the Small East African Zebu and the Tyrolean Grey cattle crosses in Uganda

dc.contributor.authorAcila, Mary Goretti
dc.contributor.authorNakimbugwe Nalume, Hellen
dc.contributor.authorKato, Habib
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-02T12:31:16Z
dc.date.available2024-04-02T12:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-10
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to assess farmers’ perception of the performance of indigenous Small East Africa Zebu (SEAZ) and Tyrolean Grey (TG) x SEAZ cattle cross. TGZ cattle is indigenous to the alpine region of Austria. Cross-sectional survey was carried out among 45 respondents comprising 37 farmers, three (03) artificial insemination technicians, three (03) extension workers, and two (02) farm managers in the Ugandan districts of Kole, Nakapiripirit and Kayunga. Source of labour (χ2=6.042, p<0.05) influenced farmers’ preference of cattle. Traits such as better draft power (χ2=6.943, p<0.01), resistance to parasites and diseases (χ2=4.477, p<0.05) were significantly associated with SEAZ. On the other hand, docility (χ2=4.847, p<0.05), better milker (χ2=13.976, p<0.001), good mothering ability (χ2=10.174, p<0.001), fast growth (χ2=11.242, p<0.001) and hard hooves to withstand muddy places better (χ2=4.498, p<0.05), were significantly associated with TGZ. More than three quarters (78.8%) of the farmers preferred the TGZ because they felt that it performed better than the SEAZ.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/3084
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Scientific Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBook of Abstracts;6th ASRIC Congress
dc.subjectProductivityen_US
dc.subjectTraitsen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionen_US
dc.subjectPreferenceen_US
dc.subjectSignificanceen_US
dc.subjectSemenen_US
dc.titleThe study comparison was between the Small East African Zebu and the Tyrolean Grey cattle crosses in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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