his study evaluated alternative breeding objectives and schemes for crossbred goats in a village/ community breeding program. A single-tier breeding structure was assumed in the optimisation of this breeding program. Considered were two selection schemes; within-group (WG) and across-groups (AG),...
Bett, R.C.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kosgey, I.S.
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Kahi, A.K.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Evaluation of alternative selection objectives and schemes for optimisation of village goat improvement programs]
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Evaluation of alternative selection objectives and schemes for optimisation of village goat improvement programs
This study estimated economic values (EVs) for disease resistance traits for dairy/crossbred goats in Kenya. The traits mean somatic cell count (SCC, cells/μl) and faecal worm egg count (FEC, epg) were taken as indicator traits for the most prevalent diseases in the smallholder farms i.e., mastit...
Bett, R.C.
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Gicheha, M.G.
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Kosgey, I.S.
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Kahi, A.K.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya]
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Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya
The objective of this study was to determine the objectives of goat production, related management practices and their role in the live of rural poor through Participatory Rural Appraisal at two experimental sites including Bahawalpur (Site I) and Faisalabad (Site II) in Pakistan. Three villages ...
Khan, M.S.
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Muhammad, M.S.
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Abdullah, M.
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Hassan, F.
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Waheed-uz-Zaman
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Ashfaq, M.
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Bett, R.C.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan]
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Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan