Thirty Ethiopian highland rams with an average body weight of 23.7 kg (S.D = 1.23) and age of 18 months and 25 East African bucks with an average body weight of 18.6 kg (S.D. = 2.06) and age of 14 months were used to study the long term effects of supplementation with the leaves of Leucaena palli...
Woldemeskel, M.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Umunna, N.N.
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Kaitho, R.J.
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Tamminga, S.
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[Effects of Leucaena pallida and Sesbania sesban supplementation on testicular histology of tropical sheep and goats]
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Effects of Leucaena pallida and Sesbania sesban supplementation on testicular histology of tropical sheep and goats
This study was conducted to determine the long term effect of supplementation of L. pallida and S. sesban on growth and reproductive performance of male Ethiopian highland sheep and goats fed teff straw (Eragrostis tef) basal diet. The results show that there was no significant effect of the diff...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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[Long term effect of browse supplementation on live weight gain and scrotal size in male sheep and goats]
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Long term effect of browse supplementation on live weight gain and scrotal size in male sheep and goats
In Ethiopia, the agricultural sector is a cornerstone of the economic and social life. The sector employs 80-85 per cent of the population and contributes 40 per cent to total GDP. Smallholder farmers dominate the agricultural sector. The highlands hold about 95 per cent of the cropped area and s...
Sileshi, Z.
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Tsegahun, A.
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Yami, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Status of livestock research and Development in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Status of livestock research and Development in the highlands of Ethiopia
A diagnostic survey of the general livestock production system was conducted in three associations of the Awassa Woreda from June 1997 up to May. 1998. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used in the selection of the 3 peasant associations and 30 farmers per peasant associations, in res...
Alemayehu, Y.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Kurtu, M.Y.
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[The livestock production systems in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda]
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The livestock production systems in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda
The research was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute's (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station situated in the central highlands of Ethiopia at 38° 58' E. 80 44' N. The multipurpose tree (MPTs) leaves and L. purpureus were harvested and dried in a shade at the research station....
Melaku, S.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Effects of supplementation with L. purpureus, graded levels of L. pallida 14203 or S. sesban 1198 on feed intake and live weight gain of Menz sheep]
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Effects of supplementation with L. purpureus, graded levels of L. pallida 14203 or S. sesban 1198 on feed intake and live weight gain of Menz sheep
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
Part I of this working paper classifies small ruminant sub-systems in the mixed crop livestock system in Ethiopia. In Part II, important determinants of small ruminant productivity and producers’ input use and marketing strategies were analysed across the six small ruminant sub-systems identified...
Gizaw, Solomon
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Classification of small ruminant production sub-systems in Ethiopia: Implications for designing development interventions]
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Classification of small ruminant production sub-systems in Ethiopia: Implications for designing development interventions
Negassa, A.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Desta, S.
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Nigussie, K.
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Gebru, G.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Dutilly-Diane, C.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Integrated bio-economic simulation model for sheep production: Ex-ante evaluation of investment opportunities in Ethiopia]
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Integrated bio-economic simulation model for sheep production: Ex-ante evaluation of investment opportunities in Ethiopia
Gizaw, Solomon
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Tesfay, Y.
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Mekasha, Yoseph
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Mekuriaw, Z.
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Gugsa, T.
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Ebro, A.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Hormonal oestrus synchronization in four sheep breeds in Ethiopia: Impacts on genetic improvement and flock productivity]
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Hormonal oestrus synchronization in four sheep breeds in Ethiopia: Impacts on genetic improvement and flock productivity