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
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
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?
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