Ethiopia has a well-established Plant Genetic Resources Centre in recognition of the importance of conserving plant biodiversity. The same has not been done for animal biodiversity, although the country maintains large and diverse livestock resources. Recently the Ethiopian Agricultural Organizat...
The genetic diversity in livestock is manifested int he population numbers, varieties of sub populations and variabilities within populations of livestock. The rising demand on the earth's natural and cultivated resources to feed and sustain human life has led to a serious depletion in the divers...
Negussie, E.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Conservation of livestock biodiversity and its relevance to food security]
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Conservation of livestock biodiversity and its relevance to food security
Ethiopia has a large farm animal genetic diversity. The existence of this diversity is due in large part to its geographical location near the historical entry point of many livestock populations from Asia, its diverse topographic and climatic conditions, the huge livestock population size and th...
Ayalew, W.
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Getahun, E.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Mamo, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia]
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Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia
Ayalew, W.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Getahun, E.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Mamo, Y.
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[Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries: The Development and prospects of DAGRIS. Oral Presentation]
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Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries: The Development and prospects of DAGRIS. Oral Presentation