Indigenous goat breeds kept by majority of smallholder rural farmers in Eastern Africa are adapted to the local environment. These goats are critical for nutrition and income of their keepers. Milk production per doe is extremely variable. The variation in milk yield in goats is due to varied man...
Direct and maternal (co)variance components and genetic parameters were estimated for growth and reproductive traits in the Kenya Boran cattle fitting univariate animal models. Data consisted of records on 4502 animals from 81 sires and 1010 dams collected between 1989 and 2004. The average numbe...
Wasike, C.B.
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Indetie, D.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Kahi, A.K.
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[Direct and maternal (co)variance components and genetic parameters for growth and reproductive traits in the Boran cattle in Kenya]
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Direct and maternal (co)variance components and genetic parameters for growth and reproductive traits in the Boran cattle in Kenya
Bio-economic profit models were developed and applied to evaluate biological and economic variables that characterize production systems utilizing the Boran breed. Production systems were described according to their sale age (24 months short-fed or 36 months long-fed), levels of input (low, medi...
Rewe, T.O.
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Indetie, D.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Kahi, A.K.
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[Breeding objectives for the Boran breed in Kenya: model development and application to pasture-based production systems]
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Breeding objectives for the Boran breed in Kenya: model development and application to pasture-based production systems
Rewe, T.O.
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Indetie, D.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Kahi, A.K.
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[Economic values for production and functional traits and assessment of their influence on genetic improvement in the Boran cattle in Kenya]
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Economic values for production and functional traits and assessment of their influence on genetic improvement in the Boran cattle in Kenya
Kenya’s smallholder dairy sector produces 85% of the total milk marketed in the country. A
major constraint to milk production and number of calves born from the cows is the long calving
intervals. Determining non-pregnant cows early by measuring progesterone levels by day 23
after insemination c...
Indetie, D.
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Indetie, A.
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Kinyua, J.
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Ojango, N.
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Perera, O.
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[Use of progesterone in early detection of open cows in smallholder dairy farms in Nakuru District of Kenya]
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Use of progesterone in early detection of open cows in smallholder dairy farms in Nakuru District of Kenya
Survival of indigenous goats in Kenya is at risk: due to exotic breed importation and indiscriminate crossbreeding. Phenotypic description of goats with an aim of determining their improvement, utilization and conservation is important. Phenotypic characteristics of 139 East African Goats were re...
Indetie, D.
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Karimi, S.
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Wandera, F.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya]
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Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya
Data consisting of 18 884 weight records collected from 1273 Boran cattle from birth to 24 months of age were used to estimate covariance functions and genetic parameters for growth of Boran cattle using random regression (RR) models under a situation of small herd size and inconsistent recording...
Wasike, C.B.
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Indetie, D.
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Pitchford, W.S.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Kahi, A.
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[Genetic evaluation of growth of Kenya Boran cattle using random regression models]
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Genetic evaluation of growth of Kenya Boran cattle using random regression models