On-station characterisation of indigenous Menz (n = 1639) and Horro (n = 1135) sheep of Ethiopia in the central highlands of the country was undertaken between 1992 and 1997 at the Debre Berhan Research Station of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to study the phenotypic chara...
Tibbo, Markos
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Ayalew, W.
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Awgichew, K.
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Ermias, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[On-station characterisation of indigenous Menz and Horro sheep breeds in the central highlands of Ethiopia]
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On-station characterisation of indigenous Menz and Horro sheep breeds in the central highlands of Ethiopia
The genetic diversity within indigenous livestock breeds of countries like Ethiopia results from the diverse ways in which these resources have been used to support human livelihoods and their ability to cop with the specific environments in which they have been kept. The genes and gene combinati...
Dorland, H.A. van
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Ayalew, W.
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Tolessa, A.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Understanding the purposes for keeping cattle and their perceived traits by farmers in Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia]
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Understanding the purposes for keeping cattle and their perceived traits by farmers in Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia
Inventory of species and breeds, their population sizes, geographic distribution and possibly their genetic diversity is generally undertaken as a first step in any national programme for the management of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture. The primary purpose of such an assessmen...
Taye, T.
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Ayalew, W.
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Hegde, B.P.
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[On-farm characterization of Sheko breed of cattle in southwestern Ethiopia]
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On-farm characterization of Sheko breed of cattle in southwestern Ethiopia