A study was carried out at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Debre Berhan Research Station in Ethiopia from 1992 to 1995 to compare the peri-parturient rise (PPR) in faecal nematode egg counts (FEC) in ewes of two indigenous sheep breeds. A total of 1439 Menz and 1347 Horro ew...
Tembely, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Sovani, S.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Breed and season effects on the peri-parturient rise in nematode egg output in indigenous ewes in a cool tropical environment]
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Breed and season effects on the peri-parturient rise in nematode egg output in indigenous ewes in a cool tropical environment
The effects of breed (Menz and Horro), season (wet and dry), and the breed by season interaction on production and response to naturally acquired gastro-intestinal (GI) nematode parasite infections (predominantly Longistrongylus elongata and Trichostrongylus spp. and a small proportion of Haemonc...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Tembely, S.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Sovani, S.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Effect of breed and season on production and response to infections with gastro-intestinal nematode parasites in sheep in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Effect of breed and season on production and response to infections with gastro-intestinal nematode parasites in sheep in the highlands of Ethiopia
The epidemiology of nematode infections in Menz sheep was studied in the highlands of Ethiopia at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Debre Berhan Research Station, using a series of tracer lambs grazing contaminated pasture for either 4, 16, 32 or 48 weeks from July 1992 to Ju...
Tembely, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Sovani, S.
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Diedhiou, M.L.
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Baker, R.L.
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[The epidemiology of nematode infections in sheep in a cool tropical environment]
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The epidemiology of nematode infections in sheep in a cool tropical environment
Ewe reproduction and productivity were studied in the highlands of Ethiopia in Horro and Menz ewes mated to lamb in both the wet and dry seasons from June 1992 to May 1997. The data included a total of 4890 mating records of which 2516 were Menz ewes and 2374 Horro ewes, with 2360 matings in the ...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Sovani, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Tembely, S.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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[Reproductive performance and productivity of Menz and Horro sheep lambing in the wet and dry seasons in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Reproductive performance and productivity of Menz and Horro sheep lambing in the wet and dry seasons in the highlands of Ethiopia
This study was undertaken using 48 mature Menz ewes (3-6 years of age) and averaging 31.5 (standard deviation (SD)=4.9) kg body weight, to evaluate oestrus synchronization, conception and lambing rates after ram introduction following a period of isolation (n=24) or constant exposure to vasectomi...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Sovani, S.
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Toe, F.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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[Reproductive responses associated with ram introduction in mature tropical Menz ewes after a period of isolation]
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Reproductive responses associated with ram introduction in mature tropical Menz ewes after a period of isolation
Competition for milk between calves and pastoral herders may reduce weaning weights, retard growth, and delay puberty in cattle. Calf supplementation could over-ride such effects and improve pastoral economies. To examine these issues in semiarid Ethiopia, 266 Boran calves (Bos indicus) were used...
Coppock, D.L.
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Sovani, S.
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[Is supplementation justified to compensate pastoral calves for milk restriction?]
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Is supplementation justified to compensate pastoral calves for milk restriction?
This study examines superovulatory response, embryo recovery rates, embryo quality, return to natural estrus, and patterns of progesterone secretion and its relationship with superovulatory response and embryo quality in Boran cows after treatment with either a human menopausal gonadotropin (Perg...
Tegegne, Azage
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Franceschini, R.
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Sovani, S.
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[Superovulatory response, embryo recovery and progesterone secretion in Boran (Bos indicus) cows after treatment with either Pergovet or Pluset]
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Superovulatory response, embryo recovery and progesterone secretion in Boran (Bos indicus) cows after treatment with either Pergovet or Pluset
The effect of urea-molasses feed-supplement blocks (MUB) on feed utilisation and the inclusion of anthelmintic medication into the blocks at strategic times to control nematode parasites was studied in lambs grazed on low quality tropical pasture. 120 Menz ram lambs of 5-7 months of age were divi...
Anindo, D.O.
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Toe, F.
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Tembely, S.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sovani, S.
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[Effect of molasses-urea-block (MUB) on dry matter intake, growth, reproductive performance and control of gastrointestinal nematode infection of grazing Menz ram lambs]
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Effect of molasses-urea-block (MUB) on dry matter intake, growth, reproductive performance and control of gastrointestinal nematode infection of grazing Menz ram lambs
Fourty eight mature Ethiopian Menz ewes were used to investigate the effect on nutrition on oestrous and ovarian activity in tropical sheeA control group was fed on hay alone and a high nutrition group received an additional 400g per ewe per d of a concentrate feed providing 263 g crude protein/k...
Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Mutiga, E.R.
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Sovani, S.
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[Seasonal variation in ovarian and oestrous activity of tropical Menz sheep as affected by plane of nutrition]
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Seasonal variation in ovarian and oestrous activity of tropical Menz sheep as affected by plane of nutrition
Reproductive performance of 28 East African Zebu cows in Ethiopia were investigated over a period of 217 days. Discussions and data on the length of oestrous cycle, the onset pattern of oestrus, duration of oestrus, mounting activity and vaginal mucus discharge included.
Mattoni, M.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Cecchini, G.
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Sovani, S.
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[The reproductive performance of East African (Bos indicus) Zebu cattle in Ethiopia. 1. Oestrus cycle length, duration, behaviour and ovulation time]
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The reproductive performance of East African (Bos indicus) Zebu cattle in Ethiopia. 1. Oestrus cycle length, duration, behaviour and ovulation time