Some West African Bos taurus cattle breeds such as the N'Dama and a number of West African Shorthorns are resistant to tsetse fly-transmitted trypanosomosis. The trait is termed trypanotolerance, for which changes in packed red cell volume percent (PCV) and growth rate following infection are ge...
Waaij, E.H. van der
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Kennedy, D.
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Gibson, John P.
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Teale, A.J.
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[Population parameters for traits defining trypanotolerance in an F2 cross of N'Dama and Boran cattle]
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Population parameters for traits defining trypanotolerance in an F2 cross of N'Dama and Boran cattle
Heritabilities and correlations for growth traits in N'Dama cattle under tsetse challenge were estimated using an animal model. Animals were born and weaned in a low to medium tsetse challenge area and, after weaning at 12 months of age, they were transported to a high tsetse challenge area until...
Bosso, N.A.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Agyemang K.A.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Genetic parameters for growth traits in N'Dama cattle under Tsetse challenge in The Gambia. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa]
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Genetic parameters for growth traits in N'Dama cattle under Tsetse challenge in The Gambia. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa
The International Trypanotolerance Centre’s small ruminant breeding meat production and the trypanotolerance of the animals (sheep and goat) To achieve that goal, selection was based on estimated breeding values for daily weight gain from 4 to 12 months of age measured on trypanotolerance challen...
Bosso, N.A.
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Cisse. M.F.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Fall, Abdou
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in west African dwarf goat and Djallonke sheep. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa]
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Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in west African dwarf goat and Djallonke sheep. In Genetic improvement of livestock in Tsetse infested areas in west Africa
This paper reviews the successful N’Dama cattle genetic improvement programme implemented in a low input productions system at the International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC) in 1994, in the Gambia. The first part of the paper presents the genetic improvement programme. The second part deals with...
Bosso, N.A.
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Corr, N.
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Njie, M.
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Fall, Abdou
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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Jaitner, J.
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Dempfle, L.
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Agyemang, K.
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[The N'Dama cattle genetic improvement programme: A review]
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The N'Dama cattle genetic improvement programme: A review
In 2008 a breeding program to increase production level in indigenous chickens was initiated at the Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center in Ethiopia and is currently producing its 8th generation. Aim of this paper was to evaluate the success of the breeding program. Selection was on own perfor...
Wondmeneh, E.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[A running breeding program for indigenous chickens in Ethiopia: Evaluation of success]
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A running breeding program for indigenous chickens in Ethiopia: Evaluation of success
To generate information essential for the implementation of breeding schemes suitable for village poultry producers in Ethiopia, a survey was conducted aimed at defining the socioeconomic characteristics of the production environments in different geographic regions, understanding the important f...
Dana, N.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Production objectives and trait preferences of village poultry producers of Ethiopia: implications for designing breeding schemes utilizing indigenous chicken genetic resources]
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Production objectives and trait preferences of village poultry producers of Ethiopia: implications for designing breeding schemes utilizing indigenous chicken genetic resources
Dessie, Tadelle
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Dana, N.
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Esatu, W.
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Improving village chicken production to elevate livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia]
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Improving village chicken production to elevate livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia
This study describes the variations in the physical features and the useful attributes of different populations of indigenous chickens. Five populations of chickens in different regions of Ethiopia were studied based on 13 qualitative traits recorded for a total of 1 125 chickens. Additional meas...
Dana, N.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Waaij, E.H. van der
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Morphological features of indigenous chicken populations of Ethiopia]
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Morphological features of indigenous chicken populations of Ethiopia