Four cattle breeds indigenous to western and south-western Ethiopia - Abigar, Gurage, Horro and Sheko - were included in a study of the perceptions of smallholder cattle keepers regarding cattle management, production levels and constraints for production. A semi-structured questionnaire was used...
Stein, J.
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Ayalew, W.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Mulatu, W.
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Malmfors, B.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Philipsson, J.
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[Livestock keeper perceptions of four indigenous cattle breeds in tsetse infested areas of Ethiopia]
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Livestock keeper perceptions of four indigenous cattle breeds in tsetse infested areas of Ethiopia
Sheko is among 32 recognized cattle breeds in Ethiopia (DAGRIS, 2007) and is the only taurine of the east African region (Hanotte et al., 2000). Sheko is kept by smallholder farmers of different ethnic origins that inhabit its breeding tract. These smallholder farmers practice crop dominated crop...
Taye, T.D.
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Ayalew, W.
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Hegde, B.P.
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[Breed and trait preferences of Sheko cattle owners in south western Ethiopia]
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Breed and trait preferences of Sheko cattle owners in south western Ethiopia
Sheko cattle owners usually have limited control over breeding practice of their cattle. This is because they allot fractions of their time and resources in controlling breeding practices. Therefore, most often mating is natural and uncontrolled and this would result in non-descript herd structur...
Taye, T.D.
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Ayalew, W.
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Hegde, B.P.
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[Breeding practices and mating strategies of Sheko cattle in south western Ethiopia]
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Breeding practices and mating strategies of Sheko cattle in south western Ethiopia
First lactation records (387) of Friesian-Boran crossbred cows, daughters of 37 Holstein Friesian (HF) sires were analyzed. Holstein Friesian sires were evaluated based on breeding values estimated considering first lactation 305- days milk yield of their progeny using 4 sire evaluation methods, ...
Haile, Aynalem
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Joshi, B.K.
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Ayalew, W.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Singh, A.
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Chakravarty, A.K.
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[Comparison of sire evaluation methods in Holstein Friesian in the central highlands of Ethiopia]
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Comparison of sire evaluation methods in Holstein Friesian in the central highlands of Ethiopia
Dessie, Tadelle
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Getahun, E.
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Mamo, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries: inclusion of poultry in DAGRIS]
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Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries: inclusion of poultry in DAGRIS
We conducted a two-part study in the native home areas of four cattle breeds, Abigar, Gurage, Horro and Sheko, in south-western Ethiopia. The first part of the study investigated livestock keeper knowledge about trypanosomosis and trypanotolerance. For each breed 60 livestock keepers were intervi...
Stein, J.
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Ayalew, W.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Mulatu, W.
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Lemecha, H.
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Tadesse, Y.
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Tekle, T.
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Philipsson, J.
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[Trypanosomosis and phenotypic features of four indigenous cattle breeds in an Ethiopian field study]
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Trypanosomosis and phenotypic features of four indigenous cattle breeds in an Ethiopian field study
Economic comparisons among Ethiopian Boran and their crosses with HolsteinFriesian were made in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Data collected fromexperimental dairy cattle herds of the International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI) at the Debre Zeit Research Station, Ethiopia were used. The...
Tadesse, D.
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Ayalew, W.
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Hegde, B.P.
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[On-farm phenotypic characterization of cattle genetic resources in south and north Wollo Zones of Amhara Region, north eastern Ethiopia]
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On-farm phenotypic characterization of cattle genetic resources in south and north Wollo Zones of Amhara Region, north eastern Ethiopia
This study was conducted to identify and describe the cattle genetic resources in South and North Wollo zones of Amhara Region, North Eastern Ethiopia based on their descriptive morphological characteristics. A total of seven sampling sites were selected based on the information obtained about th...
Wuletaw, Z.
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Ayalew, W.
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Sölkner, J.
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Hegde, B.P.
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[The Mahibere-Silassie composite: A new cattle breed type in north-western Ethiopia]
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The Mahibere-Silassie composite: A new cattle breed type in north-western Ethiopia
Despite the significant contribution of cattle to the country, little attention has been given to identify, characterize and conserve the diversity of cattle breeds. This paper presents a unique cattle population found in a monastery in the northwest of Ethiopia referred to as Mahibere–Silassie c...
Tesfahun, G.
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Ayalew, W.
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Abdulai, A.
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Wollny, C.B.A.
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Bayer, W.
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[A framework for community based management of indigenous cattle genetic resources in Dano district, central Ethiopia]
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A framework for community based management of indigenous cattle genetic resources in Dano district, central Ethiopia