title: [The cattle breeding program of the Republic of Cuba].
abstract: The Cuban cattle breeding programme has remained unchanged over more than 20 years and aims at the genetic transformation of the indigenous population by means of crossbreeding within a high-performance cattle stock. Focus is on the breeds Holstein X Zebu in order to produce the crosses "Holstein Tropical" (7/8H 1/8Z), "Mambi" (3/4H 1/4Z), and "Siboney" (5/8H 3/8Z). Besides these, other new breeds are envisaged for milk and meat production. Representative parameters of the production and reproduction of the new genotypes are being reported and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für tropische Landwirtschaft, Karl-Marx-Universität, Leipzig, DDR.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002417:Cattle / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D003462:Cuba; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D007774:Lactation; D008460:Meat; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Zum Rinderzuchtprogramm der Republik Kuba.