Body weight (LW), condition score (BCS), tail length on inner side of tail (TL), tail volume measured by water displacement (TV) and tail circumference (TC), width (TW) as well as thickness at the base (TT) were measured in live Menz (n=303) and Horro (n=151) sheep to determine their possible use...
Ermias, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Characteristics of live animal allometric measurements associated with body fat in fat-tailed sheep]
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Characteristics of live animal allometric measurements associated with body fat in fat-tailed sheep
Ruminants adapt to periodic fluctuation in feed resources by accumulating fat stores during favourable periods. Thus, genetic variations, among ruminant genotypes, in the capa city to deposit fat could be exploited through breeding to improve animal productivity in traditional tropical production...
Ermias, E.
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Yami, A.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Fat deposition in tropical sheep as adaptive attribute to periodic feed fluctuation]
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Fat deposition in tropical sheep as adaptive attribute to periodic feed fluctuation
Slaughter data from 304 Menz and 153 Horro rams were analysed to determine between breeds differences in yields of carcass and edible non-carcass components, with the primary aim of creating awareness in the way animal evaluations for meat production may be modified to incorporate local cultures....
Ermias, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Banerjee, A.K.
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[Alternative approach for evaluating small ruminant genotypes for meat production in Ethiopia]
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Alternative approach for evaluating small ruminant genotypes for meat production in Ethiopia
Ermias, E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Modelling carcass characteristics from live animal allometric parameters in tropical fat-tailed sheep]
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Modelling carcass characteristics from live animal allometric parameters in tropical fat-tailed sheep
Between and within-breed variations in feed intake and digestive efficiency, in terms of the percentage of feed dry matter (DM) retained in the body out of that consumed (ADMD), in 452 Menz and Horro sheep were estimated. Average daily concentrate DM was about 278 g/day in both breeds, whereas da...
Ermias, E.
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Yami, A.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Genetic parameters of feed intake and digestive efficiency in tropical sheep]
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Genetic parameters of feed intake and digestive efficiency in tropical sheep