Crossbreeding of goats in traditional subsistence flocks had been promoted in selected villages of eastern Ethiopian highlands as a means to quick genetic progress based on the thesis that crossbreeding can increase the net contribution of goats. Observations on flock dynamics patterns of smallho...
Ayalew, W.
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King, J.M.
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Bruns, E.W.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Practicalities of sustaining a goat-crossbreeding programme in eastern Ethiopia]
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Practicalities of sustaining a goat-crossbreeding programme in eastern Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a well-established Plant Genetic Resources Centre in recognition of the importance of conserving plant biodiversity. The same has not been done for animal biodiversity, although the country maintains large and diverse livestock resources. Recently the Ethiopian Agricultural Organizat...
Ethiopia has a large farm animal genetic diversity. The existence of this diversity is due in large part to its geographical location near the historical entry point of many livestock populations from Asia, its diverse topographic and climatic conditions, the huge livestock population size and th...
Ayalew, W.
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Getahun, E.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Mamo, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia]
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Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia
Based on the multiple utility of goats as well as multiple resources employed, broader productivity criteria were developed and applied to evaluate subsistence goat production. The results showed that, under the improved subsistence production, crossbred goats did not generate any more Unit Net B...
Ayalew, W.
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King, J.M.
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Bruns, E.W.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Crossbreeding does not lead to greater contribution of goats to household welfare, but improved management does]
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Crossbreeding does not lead to greater contribution of goats to household welfare, but improved management does