Discusses the objectives of the ILCA's Animal Genetic Resources Characterisation Project: characterise indigenous breeds in terms of physical characteristics, productive parameters and adaptive characteristics, including a description of environmental conditions under which performance has been m...
Rege, J.E.O.
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[Background to ILCA's AGR characterisation project, project objectives and agenda for the research planning workshop]
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Background to ILCA's AGR characterisation project, project objectives and agenda for the research planning workshop
Dessie, Tadelle
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Biruk, A.
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Mamo, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries]
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Delivering systematic information on indigenous farm animal genetic resources of developing countries
Ensuring that locally adopted breeds are a functional part of production systems is the most national and sustainable way to conserve animal genetic resources. This can only be possible if sustainable breeding strategies for such animals are developed which take into account their economically im...
Kahi, A.K.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[African cattle genetic resources: Their unique attributes and conservation through utilization for milk production]
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African cattle genetic resources: Their unique attributes and conservation through utilization for milk production
Africa is endowed with a large number of indigenous domestic animals which supply animal protein, income and investment to most rural smallholders and provide the only practical means of exploiting vast areas of the continent where crop prouction is not possible and exotic animals caanot survive....
The first part of this paper, the introduction, summarises ILRI's mandate and mission. Then the paper outlines the animal genetic resources (ANGRs) work at ILRI; including livestock genetics and Genomics, AnGRs current content; characterisation (Assessment of genetic diversity in AnGRs); DAGRIS (...
Africa has a challenge to meet the rising food demands that will come about due to increased population size and urbanization. Such challenges can be tackled in many ways that include improving livestock production and this entails making improvements in feeding and disease control, using appropr...
Mpofu, N.
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Ibrahim
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Smalley, M.E.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources]
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Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources
Chenyambuga, S.W.
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Watt, P.C.
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Hirbo, J.
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Guakisa, P.S.
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Kifaro, G.C.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Assessment of genetic diversity of East African goat populations using microsatellite DNA markers]
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Assessment of genetic diversity of East African goat populations using microsatellite DNA markers
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Watts, P.C.
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Hirbo, J.
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Imbuga, M.
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Iniguez, L.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Assessment of the genetic diversity and relationships in African fat-tailed sheep: Preliminary results]
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Assessment of the genetic diversity and relationships in African fat-tailed sheep: Preliminary results
Ethiopia has a large farm animal genetic diversity. The existence of this diversity is due in large part to its geographical location near the historical entry point of many livestock populations from Asia, its diverse topographic and climatic conditions, the huge livestock population size and th...
Ayalew, W.
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Getahun, E.
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Tibbo, Markos
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Mamo, Y.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia]
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Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia
The concept of a breed, in which all members have a pedigree tracing their ancestry, was developed primarily in Western Europe during the eighteenth century. Today, in the developed world, breeds are recognized as distinct intra-specific groups, the members of which share particular characteristi...
Rege, J.E.O.
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[Defining livestock breeds in the context of community-based management of farm animal genetic resources]
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Defining livestock breeds in the context of community-based management of farm animal genetic resources