Assessment of the sheep marketing system was carried out through informal and formal surveys in selected kebeles and in selected sheep markets in Burie district in north western Ethiopia to assess the marketing system and to identify the constraints of sheep marketing in the area. The farmers int...
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Assessment of sheep marketing system in Burie district, North Western Ethiopia]
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Assessment of sheep marketing system in Burie district, North Western Ethiopia
This study was conducted to assess the sheep breeds, traditional sheep breeding practices and flock structure in four selected representative rural kebeles in Burie district North Western Ethiopia. Informal and formal surveys in the selected kebeles were conducted. The farmers interviewed were se...
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Tegegne, F.
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[Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia]
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Sheep breeds, traditional breeding and flock structure in Burie District, north western Ethiopia
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Effect of supplementation of grazing sheep with groundnut cake and wheat bran]
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Effect of supplementation of grazing sheep with groundnut cake and wheat bran
The effect of feeding increasing levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaf hay on the potential fertility and feed intake of male highland sheep maintained on roughage diet was studied. In treatment 1 (NS), animals received only chickpea haulm. Treatments 2 (L100), 3 (L200) and 4 (L300) consisted of 1...
Dana, N.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Shenkoru, T.
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[Feed intake, sperm output and seminal characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep supplemented with different levels of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf hay]
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Feed intake, sperm output and seminal characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep supplemented with different levels of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf hay
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaves on reproductive capacity and growth of male highland sheep (Arsi type) in Debre Zeit Research Centre. Animals were randomly allotted to one of five experimental rations. In treatment 1 (NS) animal...
Dana, N.
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Shenkoru, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Growth rates and testicular characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep offered chickpea haulm supplemented with incremental levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaf hay]
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Growth rates and testicular characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep offered chickpea haulm supplemented with incremental levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaf hay
The long term effect of supplementation of Leucaena pallida and Sesbania sesban on growth and reproduction performance was determined on 30 male Ethiopian highland sheep and 25 East African goats. Unchopped teff straw (Eragrostis tef) was given ad libitum and supplemented withe ither wheat bran (...
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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Bruchem, J. van
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Arts, J.M.
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[Effect of leucaena and sesbania supplementation on body growth and scrotal circumference of Ethiopian highland sheep and goats fed teff straw basal diet]
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Effect of leucaena and sesbania supplementation on body growth and scrotal circumference of Ethiopian highland sheep and goats fed teff straw basal diet
The study was conducted in Burie District to assess the sheep production system and to identify and prioritize the sheep production constraints. Informal and formal surveys were conducted in four selected kebeles of Burie District, namely, Woheni Durebetie, Woyenema Ambaye, Denbun and Boko Tabo. ...
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Tegegne, F.
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[Assessment of sheep production system in Burie District, north western Ethiopia]
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Assessment of sheep production system in Burie District, north western Ethiopia
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
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