Menz sheep are indigenous to the highlands of Ethiopia, and highly valued for their meat and wool production. The area is characterized as a low input mixed barley-sheep production system. In 1998, a selection experiment was setup to evaluate the response of Menz. sheep to selection for yearling ...
Solomon G.
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Sisay L.
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Hans K.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for live weight and fleece traits in Menz sheep]
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Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for live weight and fleece traits in Menz sheep
Heritabilities and correlations for growth traits in N'Dama cattle under tsetse challenge were estimated using an animal model. Animals were born and weaned in a low to medium tsetse challenge area and, after weaning at 12 months of age, they were transported to a high tsetse challenge area until...
Bosso, N.A.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Agyemang K.A.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Genetic parameters for growth traits in N'Dama cattle under Tsetse challenge in The Gambia. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa]
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Genetic parameters for growth traits in N'Dama cattle under Tsetse challenge in The Gambia. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa
The International Trypanotolerance Centre’s small ruminant breeding meat production and the trypanotolerance of the animals (sheep and goat) To achieve that goal, selection was based on estimated breeding values for daily weight gain from 4 to 12 months of age measured on trypanotolerance challen...
Bosso, N.A.
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Cisse. M.F.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Fall, Abdou
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in west African dwarf goat and Djallonke sheep. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa]
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Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in west African dwarf goat and Djallonke sheep. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa
This paper reviews the successful N’Dama cattle genetic improvement programme implemented in a low input productions system at the International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC) in 1994, in the Gambia. The first part of the paper presents the genetic improvement programme. The second part deals with...
Bosso, N.A.
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Corr, N.
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Njie, M.
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Fall, Abdou
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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Jaitner, J.
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Dempfle, L.
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Agyemang, K.
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[The N'Dama cattle genetic improvement programme: A review]
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The N'Dama cattle genetic improvement programme: A review
Understanding the complex origin of domesticated populations is of vital importance for understanding, preserving and exploiting breed genetic diversity. Here, we aim to assess Asian contributions to European traditional breeds and western commercial chickens for mitochondrial genetic diversity. ...
Dana, N.
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Megens, H.-J.
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Crooijmans, R.P.M.A.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Groenen, M.A.M.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[East Asian contributions to Dutch traditional and western commercial chickens inferred from mtDNA analysis]
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East Asian contributions to Dutch traditional and western commercial chickens inferred from mtDNA analysis