This paper reviews phenotypic and genetic parameters in cattle in Ghana. Breeds include the Ghana Shorthorn (GSH), N’Dama, Sokoto Gudali, Sanga (indigenous breeds), Holstein–Friesian (exotic) and crosses between the indigenous breeds and exotics, including Jersey, Red Poll and Santa Gertrudis. A ...
Crossbreeding data involving Ghana Shorthorn, Sokoto Gudali and their Jersey F1S and backcrosses collected over a 16-year period were analysed to estimate additive and heterotic effects for milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits. Sokoto Gudali was significantly better than Ghana Sho...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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Akah, S.
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Ahunu, B.K.
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[Crossbreeding Jersey with Ghana Shorthorn and Sokoto Gudali cattle in a tropical environment: Additive and heterotic effects for milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits]
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Crossbreeding Jersey with Ghana Shorthorn and Sokoto Gudali cattle in a tropical environment: Additive and heterotic effects for milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits
Reproduction in the Nungua Blackhead and the Ghanian variety of West African Dwarf sheep was studied. The gestation period of the two breeds were similar: 150 and 148 days respectively. Ewes mated in August and September had longer gestation period than those mated in March. The mean birth weight...
Ngere, L.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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[Reproductive performance of the West African Dwarf and the Nungua Blackhead sheep of Ghana]
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Reproductive performance of the West African Dwarf and the Nungua Blackhead sheep of Ghana
Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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Tawah, C.L.
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[Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa I. Origin, distribution, classification and population statistics]
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Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa I. Origin, distribution, classification and population statistics
Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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Tawah, C.L.
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[Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa IV. Production characteristics]
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Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa IV. Production characteristics
A method for obtaining between-breed differences in crossbreeding parameters is presented as an alternative to the conventional practice of estimating actual parameters in crossbreeding systems where a single exotic breed imported through sires or semen only is used on two or more indigenous bree...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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Akah, S.
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[A method for estimating between-breed differences in crossbreeding parameters and their sampling variances]
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A method for estimating between-breed differences in crossbreeding parameters and their sampling variances
Aboagye, G.S.
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Tawah, C.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa III. Physical, adaptive and special genetic characteristics]
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Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa III. Physical, adaptive and special genetic characteristics
Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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Tawah, C.L.
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[Shorthorn cattle of west and central Africa II. Ecological settings, utility, management and production systems]
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Shorthorn cattle of west and central Africa II. Ecological settings, utility, management and production systems
The Kuri is a rare, little known breed of cattle of the Hamitic Longhorn (Bos taurus longifrons) type which is found on the islands and shores of Lake Chad Basin in the area covering the common borders of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. It is taller and more massive than its longhorn counterpa...
Tawah, C.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Aboagye, G.S.
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[A close look at a rare African breed - the Kuri cattle of Lake Chad Basin: Origin, distribution, production and adaptive characteristics]
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A close look at a rare African breed - the Kuri cattle of Lake Chad Basin: Origin, distribution, production and adaptive characteristics