The objective of this study was to determine the practicality of using linear body measurement traits to predict live weight of goats and sheep under communal grazing in three districts of Botswana, namely Central, Kweneng, and Kgalagadi. Pairwise (Pearson) correlations were estimated using bodyw...
Temoso, O.
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Coleman, M.
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Baker, Derek
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Morley, P.
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Baleseng, L.
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Makgekgenene, A.
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Bahta, Sirak T.
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[Using path analysis to predict bodyweight from body measurements of goats and sheep of communal rangelands in Botswana]
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Using path analysis to predict bodyweight from body measurements of goats and sheep of communal rangelands in Botswana
A survey with the objectives of studying (trait preference, breeding objectives, management & marketing systems of indigenous chicken) was undertaken in two districts (Seka Chekorsa and Kersa) of Jimma zone which were selected based on their potential for village chickens production. The two dist...
Teshome, F.
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[Indigenous chicken farmers’ traits preferences, breeding objectives and marketing systems in Seka Chekorsa and Kersa Districts of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia]
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Indigenous chicken farmers’ traits preferences, breeding objectives and marketing systems in Seka Chekorsa and Kersa Districts of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Sixty four (n=64) non-descripte local does weighing approximately 25 -40kgs was selected for this study. one rural kebeles of Kilte-Awlaelo district was purposively selected in the semiarid part of the district. Study animals were ear taged and kept as per their group of treatment in the Farmers ...
Gidena, A.
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[Effect of estrus and ovulation synchronization protocols in local goats during the breeding season]
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Effect of estrus and ovulation synchronization protocols in local goats during the breeding season
Somalia, one of the world's poorest countries, has livestock as the mainstay of the economy, with an estimated 65% of the population engaged in the livestock sector. This paper presents a gendered study on the traditional livestock breeding practices of Somali pastoralists for camels, cattle, she...
Marshall, Karen
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Ghebremariam, H.
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Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah
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Costagli, R.
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[Traditional livestock breeding practices of men and women Somali pastoralists: trait preferences and selection of breeding animals]
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Traditional livestock breeding practices of men and women Somali pastoralists: trait preferences and selection of breeding animals
Butana and Kenana are two types of zebu cattle found in Sudan. They are unique amongst African indigenous zebu cattle because of their high milk production. Aiming to understand their genome structure, we genotyped 25 individuals from each breed using the Illumina BovineHD Genotyping BeadChip. Ge...
Bahbahani, Hussain
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Salim, B.
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Almathen, F.
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Al Enezi, F.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle]
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Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle
Background
Understanding the relationship between genetic admixture and performances is crucial for the success of crossbreeding programs. Use of small sets of ancestry informative markers (AIMs) is a cost effective option to estimate the levels of admixture in situations where pedigree recording...
Getachew, T.
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Huson, H.J.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Burgstaller, J.
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Gizaw, Solomon
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Haile, Aynalem
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Brem, G.
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Boison, S.A.
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Mészáros, G.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Sölkner, J.
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[Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: Implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture]
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Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: Implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture
Background:Smallholder dairy farming in much of the developing world is based on the use of crossbred cows that combine local adaptation traits of indigenous breeds with high milk yield potential of exotic dairy breeds. Pedigree recording is rare in such systems which means that it is impossible ...
Strucken, E.M.
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Al-Mamun, H.A.
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Esquivelzeta-Rabell, C.
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Gondro, C.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Gibson, John P.
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[Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle]
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Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle
Polymorphism analysis of the Kisspeptin (KISS1) gene and its association with litter size were conducted in two (Gondar and Woyto Guji) Ethiopian indigenous goat populations. Three new pairs of primers were designed for touchdown PCR condition. A total of 173 and 242 Sanger sequences were employ...
Mekuriaw, Getinet
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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Osama, S.
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Gebreyesus, G.
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Kidane, A.
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Abegaz, S.
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Tesfaye, K.
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[Polymorphism analysis of kisspeptin (KISS1) gene and its association with litter size in Ethiopian indigenous goat populations]
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Polymorphism analysis of kisspeptin (KISS1) gene and its association with litter size in Ethiopian indigenous goat populations
Song, S.
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Yang, M.
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Li, Y.
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Rouzi, M.
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Zhao, Q.
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Pu, Y.
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He, X.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Yang, N.
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Ma, Y.
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Jiang, L.
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[Genome-wide discovery of lincRNAs with spatiotemporal expression patterns in the skin of goat during the cashmere growth cycle]
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Genome-wide discovery of lincRNAs with spatiotemporal expression patterns in the skin of goat during the cashmere growth cycle
This study aimed at identifying Sheko cattle keepers' preferences by way of phenotypic ranking and hypothetical choice experiment in their habitat in order to define the indigenous selection criteria. The ranking experiment report was based on 15 cows and 6 to 9 bulls. Three animals of the same s...
Bayou, E.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Gizaw, Solomon
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Mekasha, Yoseph
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[Definition of smallholder Sheko cattle keepers’ breeding objectives through phenotypic ranking and choice experiments in Ethiopia]
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Definition of smallholder Sheko cattle keepers’ breeding objectives through phenotypic ranking and choice experiments in Ethiopia