Breeding programmes described as community-based (CBBP) typically relate to low-input systems with farmers having a common interest to improve and share their genetic resources. CBBPs are more frequent with keepers of small ruminants, in particular smallholders of local breeds, than with cattle, ...
Mueller, J.P.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Philipsson, J.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Besbes, B.
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Valle-Zárate, A.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Mirkena, T.
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Duguma, G.
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Sölkner, J.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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[Community based livestock breeding programmes: Essentials and examples]
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Community based livestock breeding programmes: Essentials and examples
Based on the results of participatory approaches to define traits in the breeding objectives, four scenarios of ram selection and ram use were compared via deterministic modelling of breeding plans for community-based sheep breeding programmes in four diverse agro-ecological regions of Ethiopia. ...
Mirkena, T.
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Duguma, G.
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Willam, A.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Haile, Aynalem
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Tibbo, Markos
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Sölkner, J.
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[Community-based alternative breeding plans for indigenous sheep breeds in four agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia]
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Community-based alternative breeding plans for indigenous sheep breeds in four agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia
The objective of this study was to compare the growth performance of two Nguni ecotypes and its crosses (Nguni x Landim) raised under the same feedlot conditions at the Posto Fomento do Impaputo, in southern Mozambique. Live weight feedlot data, from entry to marketing, were collected every fortn...
Maciel, S.M.A.
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Amimo, Joshua O.
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Martins, M.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Scholtz, M.M.
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Neser, F.W.C.
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[Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique]
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Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique
Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Komwihangilo, D.M.
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Lyatuu, Eliamoni T.R.
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Msuta, G.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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[Establishing a national dairy performance recording centre to enhance dairy recording for more milk in Tanzania]
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Establishing a national dairy performance recording centre to enhance dairy recording for more milk in Tanzania
The study reports the effect of incorporating risk in the derivation of economic values for traits of the breeding goal of Small East African goats under the pastoral production system. A model previously used to derive conventional economic values was revised ...
Mbuku, S.M.
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Kosgey, I.S.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kahi, A.K.
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[Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions]
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Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions
Karugia, Joseph T.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kaito, R.
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Wollny, C.B.A.
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Drucker, A.G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Economic analysis of crossbreeding programs in sub-Saharan Africa: A conceptual framework and Kenyan case]
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Economic analysis of crossbreeding programs in sub-Saharan Africa: A conceptual framework and Kenyan case
Weerasinghe, W.M.S.P.
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Gondro, C.
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Jeyaruban, M.G.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Mujibi, Denis
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Gibson, John P.
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[The prediction of genetic structure of East African smallholder dairy cattle]
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The prediction of genetic structure of East African smallholder dairy cattle
The Bahima ethnic group have been crossbreeding autochthonous Ankole with Holstein-Friesian cattle. Separate herds (pure Ankole and crossbreds) are common. A survey was conducted to characterize pasture utilization and management in the Ankole region to gain a better understanding of current and ...
Roschinsky, R.
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Mulindwa, H.
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Galukande, E.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Mpairwe, D.R.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Sölkner, J.
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[Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda]
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Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda
The lack of data recording in smallholder dairy cattle system implies that the availability of molecular data could offer some quick wins in terms of using the genomic information in genomic evaluation and therefore genomic selection (GS). Initial studies have reported low to medium accuracy of g...
Mrode, Raphael A.
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Aliloo, Hassan
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Strucken, E.M.
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Coffey, M.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Mujibi, Denis
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Gibson, John P.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[The impact of modelling and pooled data on the accuracy of genomic prediction in small holder dairy data]
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The impact of modelling and pooled data on the accuracy of genomic prediction in small holder dairy data
Mrode, Raphael A.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Gibson, John P.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Improving the accuracy of genomic predictions in small holder crossed-bred dairy cattle]
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Improving the accuracy of genomic predictions in small holder crossed-bred dairy cattle