Crossbred Dairy Cattle Productivity in Arsi Region, Ethiopia

½ Arsi ½ ½ Jersey ½ Agricultural analysis of variance animals annual fat-corrected milk annual milk yield Arsi ½ Friesian Arsi 34 Arsi and Zebu Arsi Region Asela station birth weight Boran Bos taurus Breed group calving interval cattle Centre coefficient of variation comparisons crossbred crosses dairy productivity day of lactation Development differ significantly dry period effects Estimated least squares Ethiopia Exotic 4 Arsi farmers fat-corrected milk yield feed Friesian ½ Arsi Friesian ½ Zebu grades ILCA increased indicated indigenous individual Italy Jersey ½ Arsi lactation length lactation milk yield later least squares means letter levels lower major Milk yield lactation months Overall Breed group Rank records reproductive performance Research row means followed Season of calving shown in Table significant difference significantly affected similar smallholder farms superior tion total fat variable groups yield per cow yield per day