Data for this study consisted of birth weight and 240-day weaning weight records of Ngaundere Gudali calves obtained from a selection experiment conducted at the Animal Production and Extension Farm on the Adamawa highlands of Cameroon and covered the period from 1971 through 1985. Direct heritab...
Tawah, C.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Mbah, D.A.
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[Genetic analysis of preweaning growth in indigenous Gudali cattle under a long-term selection programme]
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Genetic analysis of preweaning growth in indigenous Gudali cattle under a long-term selection programme
In this paper genomic research is discussed with regard to prospects for improving livestock productivity. Topics of discussion include, constraints to livestock productivity in developing countries; biotechnology research at ILRI; improvement of rumen fermentation; livestock genetic resources an...
The objective of this paper was to compile the available information in the conventional and non-conventional literature on the origin, distribution, ecological settings, utility, husbandry practices and production systems of the Gudali, a West and Central African shorthorned zebu which is simila...
Camels are important resource for the desert-dwelling communities. They are a source of income, milk and meat and often play an important sociocultural role in pastoralist societies. In order to help formulate a rational conservation, utilisation and Development policy for the species in Kenya, a...
Research in Kenya has confirmed that Red Maasai sheep are more resistant to gastrointestinal parasites than Dorper sheep and has shown that Small East African goats are more resistant than Galla goats. There is no difference in resistance between the Menz and Horro sheep breeds in Ethiopia. Herit...
Baker, R.L.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Tembely, S.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Mwamachi, D.M.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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[Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in some indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in East Africa]
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Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in some indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in East Africa
The origin of the American hair sheep is diverse with likely early introductions from the Canary Islands, followed by introductions from the African and European continents. Using 14 microsatellite loci, we studied 3 American hair sheep (St. Croix, Barbados Blackbelly, and Gulf Coast Native), 6 E...
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Hirbo, J.
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Sharkey, S.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Blackburn, H.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Genetic diversity and relationships of hair sheep breeds of the Americas: First results]
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Genetic diversity and relationships of hair sheep breeds of the Americas: First results
Rege, J.E.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Improving our understanding and utilisation of indigenous livestock breeds of developing countries: Key research challenges]
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Improving our understanding and utilisation of indigenous livestock breeds of developing countries: Key research challenges
Rege, J.E.O.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Indigenous African livestock resource: The little known, underutilized and endangered 'breed']
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Indigenous African livestock resource: The little known, underutilized and endangered 'breed'
This paper summarises the adaptive traits of indigenous livestock breeds, presents a case for their improvement and outlines possible utilization strategies. Though the adaptive attributes of indigenous breeds of other species recognised, the discussion concentrates mainly on cattle. The discussi...
Rege, J.E.O.
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[Indigenous livestock as the backbone of African animal agriculture: The importance of adaptive attributes and potential for their exploitation]
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Indigenous livestock as the backbone of African animal agriculture: The importance of adaptive attributes and potential for their exploitation
The note is divided into five parts, viz, sampling methods, multicollinearity or intercorrelation, autocorrelation, and estimable and testable functions. The first part discusses sampling procedures, sample size determination, random sampling, sampling by deliberate stratification, blocking and i...
Rege, J.E.O.
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[Lecture notes on experimental design, data analysis, interpretation and presentation of experimental results]
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Lecture notes on experimental design, data analysis, interpretation and presentation of experimental results