A study of the effects of season, breed and grazing location on lactation yield in a tropical wet-andâ??dryclimate of Nigeria

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*Ayodeji Banjo, Kayode E.A and Akinyinka S.A

The interactive effects of season, breed and grazing location on cattle milk lactation were evaluated in 2013. The study was carried out using milk yield data from the grazing land of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta rural extension area and Rounda cattle base. The experiment was a 2x2x3 factorial arrangement of two cattle breeds (Yakana and Dage), two locations (Alabata and Rounda) and three seasons (dry, establishment and early humid periods). The general model for selecting the lactation period was 0.1PE

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