Meat production is the most important trait in the breeding objectives of sheep production in East Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate breed differences in live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values for meat production among Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their cr...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
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Mirkena, T.
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Strandberg, E.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses]
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Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses
Jembere, T.
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Kebede, K.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Dessie, Tadelle
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[Recording birth weight has no significance in village based genetic improvement programs of small ruminants]
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Recording birth weight has no significance in village based genetic improvement programs of small ruminants
Mekuriaw, Getinet
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Osama, S.
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Tesfaye, K.
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[Haplotype variation, linkage disequilibrium and neutrality test analyses of detected single nucleotide polymorphisms in Kisspeptin gene of selected indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia]
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Haplotype variation, linkage disequilibrium and neutrality test analyses of detected single nucleotide polymorphisms in Kisspeptin gene of selected indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia
Background
Understanding the relationship between genetic admixture and performances is crucial for the success of crossbreeding programs. Use of small sets of ancestry informative markers (AIMs) is a cost effective option to estimate the levels of admixture in situations where pedigree recording...
Getachew, T.
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Huson, H.J.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Burgstaller, J.
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Gizaw, Solomon
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Haile, Aynalem
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Brem, G.
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Boison, S.A.
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Mészáros, G.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Sölkner, J.
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[Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: Implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture]
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Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: Implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture
The Horn of Africa forms one of the two main historical entry points of domestics into the continent and Ethiopia is particularly important in this regard. Through the analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) d-loop region in 309 individuals from 13 populations, we reveal the maternal genetic variat...
Mekuriaw, Getinet
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Tesfaye, K.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Birungi, Josephine
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Osama, S.
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Zergaw, N.
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Alemu, A.
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Achieng, G.
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Tutah, J.
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Mutai, C.
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Njuguna, J.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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[Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals maternal origins and demographic dynamics of Ethiopian indigenous goats]
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Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals maternal origins and demographic dynamics of Ethiopian indigenous goats
Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Integrating socio-economic attributes of rural communities in small ruminant improvement programs in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Integrating socio-economic attributes of rural communities in small ruminant improvement programs in sub-Saharan Africa
The aim of this article was to study opportunities for improvement of the indigenous and threatened Red Maasai sheep (RM) in Kenya, by comparing purebreeding with crossbreeding with Dorper sheep (D) as a terminal breed, in two different environments (Env. A and a harsher Env. B), assuming differe...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Strandberg, E.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Mirkena, T.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Purebreeding of Red Maasai and crossbreeding with Dorper sheep in different environments in Kenya]
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Purebreeding of Red Maasai and crossbreeding with Dorper sheep in different environments in Kenya
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
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
The Red Maasai sheep breed is under threat due to indiscriminate crossbreeding and strategies are needed to conserve and improve the breed. The aim of this study was to understand farmers’ preferences for important traits of flocks of Red Maasai, Dorper and crosses in two different areas, Ambosel...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Mirkena, T.
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Audho, James O.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Strandberg, E.
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Näsholm, A.
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Malmfors, B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Breeding objectives for Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya—A participatory approach]
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Breeding objectives for Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya—A participatory approach