The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program is built on five “pillars of change”. The first pillar is to make available high producing tropically adapted breeds (hpTAB). The second pillar is to determine farmer-preferred hpTAB. The third pillar is to create public-private partnerships for th...
Sonaiya, Emmanuel B.
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Goromela, E.H.
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Assefa, G.
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Bamidele, O.
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Mbaga, S.H.
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Abegaz, S.
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Teressa, Alemayehu
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Getachew, Fasil
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Doing it differently: A farmer-focused, private sector-driven approach to delivering innovation that works for women in the smallholder chicken value chain]
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Doing it differently: A farmer-focused, private sector-driven approach to delivering innovation that works for women in the smallholder chicken value chain
The red jungle fowl Gallus gallus is the main progenitor of domestic chicken, the commonest livestock species, outnumbering humans by an approximate ratio of six to one. The genetic control for production traits have been well studied in commercial chicken, but the selection pressures underlying ...
Lawal, R.A.
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Raed, M.A.
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Riyadh, S.A.
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Pradeepa, S.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Whole-genome resequencing of Red Junglefowl and indigenous village chicken reveal new insights on the genome dynamics of the species, International Livestock Research Institute]
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International Livestock Research Institute
Indigenous chicken makes most of the world’s poultry genetic diversity particularly in developing countries. These local breeds, which are well- adapted to extensive husbandry systems and suitable for resource-poor poultry farmers endowed with very limited means, should be thoroughly studied as a...
Kebede, A.
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Tesfaye, K.
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Belay. G.
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Vallejo, A.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Spark, N.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Raman, L..
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Gheyas, A.
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[Whole genome diversity of indigenous chicken populations in Ethiopia]
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Whole genome diversity of indigenous chicken populations in Ethiopia
On-farm test of chicken strains potentially adaptable to semi-scavenging production systems in Sub-Saharan Africa was undertaken in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria. Twelve (12) chicken strains were tested in 5 zones of each country in 6348 households. Kuroiler and Sasso were common to all countrie...
Abegaz, S.
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Esatu, Wondmeneh
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Assefa, G.
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Goromela, E.H.
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Sonaiya, Emmanuel B.
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Mbaga, S.H.
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Adebambo, O.
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Bamidele, O.
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Teressa, Alemayehu
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Bruno, J.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Getachew, Fasil
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Kasaye, H.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[On-farm performance testing of tropically adaptable chicken strains under small holder management in three countries of sub-Saharan Africa]
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On-farm performance testing of tropically adaptable chicken strains under small holder management in three countries of sub-Saharan Africa
The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project was started in 2014 and implemented over 5 years in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Nigeria. The program’s vision is to increase smallholder chicken production and productivity growth as a pathway out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. The program was led b...
Dessie, Tadelle
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Sonaiya, Emmanuel B.
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Goromela, E.H.
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Assefa, G.
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Bamidele, O.
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Mbaga, S.H.
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[Africa Chicken genetic gains project: Availing adapted, farmer-preferred chickens for smallholders in sub- Saharan Africa]
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Africa Chicken genetic gains project: Availing adapted, farmer-preferred chickens for smallholders in sub- Saharan Africa
The with-in selection also known as mass-selection has been considered as the less complex approach being applied for many years in livestock species and yielded significant genetic gains. In Africa, the extent to which mass- selection applied in the genetic improvement of chicken for better perf...
Esatu, Wondmeneh
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[On-station within-breed selection works in Africa: the case of the Horro chicken breeding program in Ethiopia]
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On-station within-breed selection works in Africa: the case of the Horro chicken breeding program in Ethiopia
Availability of appropriate genetics is important for the development of Smallholder Poultry (SHP) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The biological potential of improved dual purpose chicken strains was evaluated in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Nigeria. A total of 8 strains (Funaab Alpha, Horro, Noiler, ShikaBrow...
Bamidele, O.
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Sonaiya, Emmanuel B.
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Adebambo, O.
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Assefa, G.
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Abegaz, S.
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Esatu, Wondmeneh
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Goromela, E.H.
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Mbaga, S.H.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[On-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken strains for smallholder poultry production systems in sub- Saharan Africa]
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On-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken strains for smallholder poultry production systems in sub- Saharan Africa
Economic contributions of interventions that aims to improve village chicken production through dual-purpose improved breeds-based production system was estimated using recently conducted production and marketing surveys in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania. The data were collected from sample of vi...
Yitayih, Mulugeta
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Esatu, Wondmeneh
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Geremew, Kumlachew
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Yemane, Tsion
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Economic contribution of tropically adapted and more productive breeds based village chicken production in sub-Saharan Africa: ACGG model]
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Economic contribution of tropically adapted and more productive breeds based village chicken production in sub-Saharan Africa: ACGG model
A cluster-randomized study design has evaluated the effect of the ATONU and ACGG interventions on the primary outcome of dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in smallholder poultry producing households. Data were collected between November 2016 and May 2018 at three time points: base...
Geremew, Kumlachew
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Madzivhandila, T.
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Sibanda, S.
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Majele, L.
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Mkhandawire, B.
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Gunaratna, N.
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Kinabo, J.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Nutrition outcomes in women and children in rural farming households]
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Nutrition outcomes in women and children in rural farming households
Smallholder poultry (SHP) are kept in scavenging, small scale, free-range and backyard systems which depend for feed and nutrition on the scavengeable feed resource base (SFRB). The quantity and quality of SFRB varies with season, altitude, climatic conditions, farming activities and village floc...
Essien, E.
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Goromela, E.H.
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Olukosi, A.O.
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Sonaiya, Emmanuel B.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Feed and nutrition research for development and feed technology entry point in the smallholder poultry systems]
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Feed and nutrition research for development and feed technology entry point in the smallholder poultry systems