An input/out put feeding trail was conducted to compare the performance of Boran and Arsi cattle, in cattle, in Ethiopia. The cattle were introduced to feed a high molasses ration 48.5% DM, Noug seed cake 21.7% DM, Maize grain 8.6% DM, eragrostis hay 20% DM, and minerals 1.2% DM both zebu types o...
Jepsen, O.
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Creek, M.J.
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[Comparative fattening performance of two types of cattle in Ethiopia]
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Comparative fattening performance of two types of cattle in Ethiopia
The Boran cattle, indigenous to southern Ethiopia, at one time formed the basis of a thriving slaughter stock trade between Ethiopia and East Africa. Ranchers in Kenya buying these cattle as they moved down to urban centers for slaughter found that they were more productive under the adverse envi...
Three dam breeds, the indigenous Ankole and zebu, and the Boran from Kenya were mated to Boran Angus and Red Poll sires to investigate the relationship between dam body weight and progeny performance. Under artificial insemination, at least 10% fewer cows were detected on heat than under natural ...
Trail, J.C.M.
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Sacker, G.D.
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Fisher, I.L.
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[Crossbreeding beef cattle in western Uganda. 1. Performance of Ankole, Boran and zebu cows]
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Crossbreeding beef cattle in western Uganda. 1. Performance of Ankole, Boran and zebu cows
Heat tolerance of West African Dwarf Shorthorn and N'Dama cattle in Ghana are investigated. Data on the magnitude and direction of the heat tolerance coefficients (HTC), the nature of the HTC variation by the mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation included. Hightlights some of the ...
Factors influencing reproductive performance of Angoni, Barotse, and Boran under ranching conditions are examined. Five years reproduction records of 675 Angoni, 731 Barotse and 815 Boran were analysed. Calving percentages were 82.5, 78.1 and 75.4 for Angoni, Barotse and Boran, respectively. Year...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Cruickshank, D.K.R.
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Thompson, R.
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[Genetic and environmental influences on beef cattle production in Zambia. 1. Factors affecting weaner production from Angoni, Barotse and Boran dams]
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Genetic and environmental influences on beef cattle production in Zambia. 1. Factors affecting weaner production from Angoni, Barotse and Boran dams
Background: The history of African indigenous cattle and their adaptation to environmental and human selection
pressure is at the root of their remarkable diversity. Characterization of this diversity is an essential step towards
understanding the genomic basis of productivity and adaptation to s...
Cost-effective high-density (HD) genotypes of livestock species can be obtained by genotyping a proportion of the population using a HD panel and the remainder using a cheaper low-density panel, and then imputing the missing genotypes that are not directly assayed in the low-density panel. The ef...
Aliloo, H.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Ni, G.
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Goddard, M.E.
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Gibson, John P.
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[The feasibility of using low-density marker panels for genotype imputation and genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle of East Africa]
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The feasibility of using low-density marker panels for genotype imputation and genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle of East Africa
Large datasets are often not amenable to analysis using traditional single-step approaches. Here,
our general objective was to apply imputation techniques, principal component analysis (PCA),
elastic net and generalized linear models to a large dataset in a systematic approach to extract
the most...
Tremblay, M.
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Dahm, J.S.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Dopfer, D.
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[Shrinking a large dataset to identify variables associated with increased risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Western Kenya]
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Shrinking a large dataset to identify variables associated with increased risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Western Kenya
Rjeibi, Mohamed R.
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Ayadi, Ouarda
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Rekik, Mourad
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Gharbi, Mohamed
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[Molecular survey and genetic characterization of Anaplasma centrale, A. marginale and A. bovis in cattle from Algeria]
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Molecular survey and genetic characterization of Anaplasma centrale, A. marginale and A. bovis in cattle from Algeria
Mwanandota, J.J.
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Macharia, Mercy
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Ngeleja, C.M.
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Sallu, R.S.
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Yongolo, M.G.
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Mayenga, C.
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Holton, Timothy A.
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[Validation of a diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of lumpy skin disease]
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Validation of a diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of lumpy skin disease