Menz sheep are indigenous to the highlands of Ethiopia, and highly valued for their meat and wool production. The area is characterized as a low input mixed barley-sheep production system. In 1998, a selection experiment was setup to evaluate the response of Menz. sheep to selection for yearling ...
Solomon G.
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Sisay L.
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Hans K.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for live weight and fleece traits in Menz sheep]
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Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for live weight and fleece traits in Menz sheep
This paper reviews the successful N’Dama cattle genetic improvement programme implemented in a low input productions system at the International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC) in 1994, in the Gambia. The first part of the paper presents the genetic improvement programme. The second part deals with...
Bosso, N.A.
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Corr, N.
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Njie, M.
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Fall, Abdou
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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Jaitner, J.
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Dempfle, L.
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Agyemang, K.
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[The N'Dama cattle genetic improvement programme: A review]
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The N'Dama cattle genetic improvement programme: A review
Understanding the complex origin of domesticated populations is of vital importance for understanding, preserving and exploiting breed genetic diversity. Here, we aim to assess Asian contributions to European traditional breeds and western commercial chickens for mitochondrial genetic diversity. ...
Dana, N.
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Megens, H.-J.
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Crooijmans, R.P.M.A.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Groenen, M.A.M.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[East Asian contributions to Dutch traditional and western commercial chickens inferred from mtDNA analysis]
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East Asian contributions to Dutch traditional and western commercial chickens inferred from mtDNA analysis