Experiments were conducted on East African (EA) and Galla (G) does to investigat the impact of different milking procedures on milk yield of does and the growth rate of kids. The procedures includes milking with absence or presence of kids and residual suckling milking half udder while kid suckli...
Ruvuna, F.
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Cartwright, T.C.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Muhuyi, W.
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Ahuya, C.
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Kitilit, J.
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[Effects of partial suckling on lactation performance of Galla and East African goats and the growth rates of the kids]
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Effects of partial suckling on lactation performance of Galla and East African goats and the growth rates of the kids
Haile, Aynalem
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Mueller, J.
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Mirkena, T.
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Duguma, G.
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Rekik, Mourad
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Sölkner, J.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Guidelines for setting up community-based small ruminants breeding programs: Second edition]
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Guidelines for setting up community-based small ruminants breeding programs: Second edition
Successful livestock improvement programmes focusing on low-input smallholder production systems though rare, are possible using community-based approaches. This paper outlines important design and implementation components of a goat improvement programme undertaken by FARM Africa in the eastern ...
The use of exotic dairy goats in breeding programmes for smallholder production systems is popular in Eastern Africa. However, information on the performance of exotic breeds within these systems is scarce. This paper presents information on performance of Toggenburg dairy goats under smallholder...
Ahuya, C.O.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Mosi, R.O.
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Peacock, C.P.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Performance of Toggenburg dairy goats in smallholder production systems of the eastern highlands of Kenya]
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Performance of Toggenburg dairy goats in smallholder production systems of the eastern highlands of Kenya
Dairy goat development in Kenya started in the mid 1950s, with the introduction of exotic dairy goat breeds. Major projects to improve the dairy goat sector were not realized until the late 1970s under United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) funded and FAO executed projects, which lasted unt...
Ahuya, C.O.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Mwangi-Njuru, D.
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Peacock, C.P.
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[Developmental challenges and opportunities in the goat industry: the Kenyan experience]
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Developmental challenges and opportunities in the goat industry: the Kenyan experience
his study evaluated alternative breeding objectives and schemes for crossbred goats in a village/ community breeding program. A single-tier breeding structure was assumed in the optimisation of this breeding program. Considered were two selection schemes; within-group (WG) and across-groups (AG),...
Bett, R.C.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kosgey, I.S.
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Kahi, A.K.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Evaluation of alternative selection objectives and schemes for optimisation of village goat improvement programs]
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Evaluation of alternative selection objectives and schemes for optimisation of village goat improvement programs
Survival of indigenous livestock of Kenya could be threatened by existing programmes that promote exotic breed importation or indiscriminate crossbreeding. Thus, there is a need for proper description of existing genetic resources with an aim of determining their Development, utilisation and cons...
Indetia, 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 characteristics of East African goats in Kajiado and Baringo districts of Kenya]
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Phenotypic characteristics of East African goats in Kajiado and Baringo districts 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
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Matete, G.
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Aden, H.H.
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Tapio, M.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Marshall, Karen
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[The indigenous farm genetic resources of Somalia: Preliminary phenotypic and genotypic characterization of cattle, sheep and goats]
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The indigenous farm genetic resources of Somalia: Preliminary phenotypic and genotypic characterization of cattle, sheep and goats