This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between date of birth and growth performance of calves born to seasonally-bred range cows. Late born calves exhibited an apparent superiority in preweaning growth over that of their early-born counterparts. This was attributed to a positiv...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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[Effect of birth date on growth performance of calves of seasonally-bred range cattle]
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Effect of birth date on growth performance of calves of seasonally-bred range cattle
The pattern of growth and carcass composition of indigenous Ethiopian fat tailed Menz and Horro lambs were assessed through serial slaughter and carcass dissection of 147 lambs at five different growth phases. The GLM procedure of Statistical Analysis Systems Institute and allometric growth equat...
Eneyew, N.
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Rottmann, O.J.
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Pirchner, F.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Growth and carcass composition of tropical fat-tailed Menz and Horro sheep breeds]
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Growth and carcass composition of tropical fat-tailed Menz and Horro sheep breeds
Body weight (LW), condition score (BCS), tail length on inner side of tail (TL), tail volume measured by water displacement (TV) and tail circumference (TC), width (TW) as well as thickness at the base (TT) were measured in live Menz (n=303) and Horro (n=151) sheep to determine their possible use...
Ermias, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Characteristics of live animal allometric measurements associated with body fat in fat-tailed sheep]
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Characteristics of live animal allometric measurements associated with body fat in fat-tailed sheep
Factors affecting the early growth and survival of indigenous Ethiopian Horro sheep were identified and the influence of each was assessed, based on data collected from 1978 97 from 4031 lambs at Bako Research Centre, Ethiopia. Year of birth, sex, type of birth or rearing, and parity had signific...
Abegaz, S.
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Duguma, G.
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Gelmesa, U.
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Terefe, F.
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Negussie, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Non-genetic factors affecting early growth traits and survival in Horro sheep]
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Non-genetic factors affecting early growth traits and survival in Horro sheep
Variance components and genetic parameters were estimated for growth traits: birth weight (BWT), weaning weight (WWT), 6-month weight (6MWT) and yearling weight (YWT) in indigenous Ethiopian Horro sheep using the average information REML (AIREML). Four different models: sire model (Model 1), dire...
Abegaz, S.
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Negussie, E.
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Duguma, G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Genetic parameter estimates for growth traits in Horro sheep]
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Genetic parameter estimates for growth traits in Horro sheep
An on-farm study was conducted over a 12-year period (1979 through 1990) at four locations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria to estimate levels of performance of Bunaji cattle and to examine factors affecting productivity in these production systems. Average weight at birth, at 9 months and at 12 m...
A total of 147 Menz and Horro lambs of both sexes were serially slaughtered and dissected at five different stages of growth to define the pattern of growth and partitioning of fat among body depots in indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breeds. The GLM procedure of SAS and allometric growt...
Negussie, E.
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Rottmann, O.J.
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Pirchner, F.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Patterns of growth and partitioning of fat depots in tropical fat-tailed Menz and Horro sheep breeds]
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Patterns of growth and partitioning of fat depots in tropical fat-tailed Menz and Horro sheep breeds
Data collected on 3256 lambs born to Horro and Menz breed ewes single-sire mated to 71 rams at the International Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Berhan station between September 1992 and June 1996 were analysed for rates of survival and growth from birth to weaning. A significantly lowe...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Tembely, S.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Baker, R.L.
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[Between and within breed variation in lamb survival and the risk factors associated with major causes of mortality in indigenous Horro and menz sheep in Ethiopia]
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Between and within breed variation in lamb survival and the risk factors associated with major causes of mortality in indigenous Horro and menz sheep in Ethiopia
Thirty-two goat flocks belonging to 45 farmers and raised under village conditions in the Ganawuri area of the subhumid zone of Nigeria were monitored every 2 weeks for 30 months to determine productivity under village conditions. Records collected on kids included birth weight, birth type, body ...
Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria]
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Effects of fodder banks on growth and survival of West African Dwarf goats under village conditions in subhumid Nigeria