This study was conducted in Alaba district of Southern Ethiopia to describe smallholder sheep and goats marketing systems, identify marketing constraints and suggest improvement options to enhance incomes of smallholder producers. Informal and formal study tools of focused group discussion, key i...
Kocho, T.
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Abebe, G.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Marketing value-chain of smallholder sheep and goats in crop-livestock mixed farming system of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia]
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Marketing value-chain of smallholder sheep and goats in crop-livestock mixed farming system of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia
This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of feeding with two maize (Zea mays) cultivars (Quality Protein Maize [QPM] and common maize [BH540]) on growth performance, food efficiency and carcass traits in Ethiopian highland Arsi type ram lambs. Each maize variety was offered in 3 diffe...
Mekonnen, H.
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Endale, M.
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Salvador, F.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Effects of diets based on 2 different maize varieties (QPM and common) on growth and slaughter performance of Ethiopian highland ram-lambs]
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Effects of diets based on 2 different maize varieties (QPM and common) on growth and slaughter performance of Ethiopian highland ram-lambs
The objectives of this study were to determine estrus behavior, interval to estrus, duration of estrus and time of ovulation of Boran, and Boran × Holstein Friesian (HF) breeds. A total of 113 cows and heifers from the two breeds were synchronized with two estrus synchronization protocols: 1) est...
Tadesse, M.
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Thiengtham, J.
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Pinyopummin, A.
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Prasanpanich, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Estrus performance of boran and boran × holstein friesian crossbred cattle synchronized with a protocol based on estradiol benzoate or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone]
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Estrus performance of boran and boran × holstein friesian crossbred cattle synchronized with a protocol based on estradiol benzoate or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
The use of vaginal electrical resistance (VER) for estrous detection and early pregnancy diagnosis were evaluated using three experiments in dairy cattle, in Ethiopia. VER was measured: 1) during the natural estrous (n = 60) cycle, 2) during estrus induced by GnRH+ PGF 2· (n = 11) and 3) during p...
Tadesse, M.
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Thiengtham, J.
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Pinyopummin, A.
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Prasanpanich, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[The use of vaginal electrical resistance to diagnose estrus and early pregnancy and its relation with size of the dominant follicle in dairy cattle]
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The use of vaginal electrical resistance to diagnose estrus and early pregnancy and its relation with size of the dominant follicle in dairy cattle
Tegegne, Azage
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Franceschini, R.
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[Evaluation of luteolysis and oestrous synchronization using a prostaglandin analog (Prosolvin) in Boran x Friesian crossbred heifers]
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Evaluation of luteolysis and oestrous synchronization using a prostaglandin analog (Prosolvin) in Boran x Friesian crossbred heifers
A total of 179 heifers, primiparous and multiparous Boran cows were assigned to four breeding units and mated over a 4 - month breeidng season in a single-sire mating system. Mean body weight and body condition scores at the beginning of mating ranged from 363 + 6 kg to 388 + 7 kg and from 6.7 + ...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Factors affecting the reproductive performance of Boran (Bos indicus) cows in a single-sire mating system]
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Factors affecting the reproductive performance of Boran (Bos indicus) cows in a single-sire mating system
Outlines results of a study carried out in Ethiopia, to determine the effect of dry season supplementation on bull's growth and fertility, hence 27 Boran and 37 Boran X Friesian crossbred bulls were weaned at 6 months of age and were randomly assigned to either a dry season supplementary feed con...
Tegegne, Azage
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Entwistle, K.W.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Nutritional influences on growth and onset of puberty in Boran and Boran X Friesian bulls in Ethiopia]
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Nutritional influences on growth and onset of puberty in Boran and Boran X Friesian bulls in Ethiopia
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
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of non-conventional feed resources was carried out in the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Debre Zeit Station, Ethiopia, using shee10 non-conventional feed types commonly used by urban and peri-urban livestock farmers were obtained from the farmi...
Mekasha, Yoseph
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Tegegne, Azage
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Yami, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[Evaluation of non-conventional agro-industrial by-products as supplementary feeds for ruminants: In vitro and metabolism study with sheep]
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Evaluation of non-conventional agro-industrial by-products as supplementary feeds for ruminants: In vitro and metabolism study with sheep
Evaluates the growth performance of calves born to Boran cows and weaned at either six or eight months. Early weaned calves were further divided to either receive supplementary feed until eight months of age or serve as controls. There was no significant differences between Boran and crossbred ca...
Tegegne, Azage
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Ketema, H.
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[Effect of early weaning on the growth performance of Boran and Boran X Friesian bull calves]
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Effect of early weaning on the growth performance of Boran and Boran X Friesian bull calves