A simulation study was conducted to optimize a cooperative village-based sheep breeding scheme for Menz sheep of Ethiopia. Genetic gains and profits were estimated under nine levels of farmers' participation and three scenarios of controlled breeding achieved in the breeding programme, as well as...
Gizaw, Solomon
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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Valle-Zárate, A.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
,
[Breeding programmes for smallholder sheep farming systems: II. Optimization of cooperative village breeding schemes]
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Breeding programmes for smallholder sheep farming systems: II. Optimization of cooperative village breeding schemes
Pedigree recording and genetic selection in village flocks of smallholder farmers have been deemed infeasible by researchers and development workers. This is mainly due to the difficulty of sire identification under uncontrolled village breeding practices. A cooperative village sheep-breeding sch...
Gizaw, Solomon
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Goshme, S.
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Getachew, T.
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Haile, Aynalem
,
Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
,
Valle-Zárate, A.
,
Dessie, Tadelle
,
Okeyo Mwai, Ally
,
[Feasibility of pedigree recording and genetic selection in village sheep flocks of smallholder farmers]
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Feasibility of pedigree recording and genetic selection in village sheep flocks of smallholder farmers
Village- and central nucleus-based schemes were simulated and evaluated for their relative bio-economic efficiencies, using Ethiopia's Menz sheep as example. The schemes were: village-based 2-tier (Scheme-1) and 1-tier (Scheme-2) cooperative village breeding schemes, dispersed village-based nucle...
Gizaw, Solomon
,
Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
,
Valle-Zárate, A.
,
Haile, Aynalem
,
Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
,
Okeyo Mwai, Ally
,
Dessie, Tadelle
,
[Breeding programs for smallholder sheep farming systems: I. Evaluation of alternative designs of breeding schemes]
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Breeding programs for smallholder sheep farming systems: I. Evaluation of alternative designs of breeding schemes
We evaluated the efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program for Menz sheep of Ethiopia under smallholder farming system. The design of the program involved organizing villagers in a cooperative breeding group to implement selective breeding of their sheep. T...
Gizaw, Solomon
,
Getachew, T.
,
Goshme, S.
,
Valle-Zárate, A.
,
Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
,
Kemp, Stephen J.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
,
Dessie, Tadelle
,
[Efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program of Menz sheep under smallholder farming system]
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Efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program of Menz sheep under smallholder farming system