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An exploratory survey was undertaken to understand sheep production system, breeding practices and selection criteria for Ethiopian Menz and Afar sheep breeds in their home tract as a step towards developing sustainable sheep breeding strategies. The mean sheep flock size was 31.6 in Menz and 23....


Getachew, T.Haile, AynalemTibbo, MarkosSharma, A.K.Sölkner, J.Wurzinger, Maria[Herd management and breeding practices of sheep owners in a mixed crop-livestock and a pastoral system of Ethiopia]Herd management and breeding practices of sheep owners in a mixed crop-livestock and a pastoral system of Ethiopia

In the Ankole pastoral production system animals are grazed on pasture all year round. The cattle are not supplemented with conserved pasture or commercial feed except minerals. The large number of factors that influence production makes it impractical and expensive to use field trials to explore...


Mulindwa, H.Galukande, E.Wurzinger, MariaOjango, Julie M.K.Okeyo Mwai, AllySölkner, J.[Stochastic simulation model of Ankole pastoral production system: Model development and evaluation]Stochastic simulation model of Ankole pastoral production system: Model development and evaluation

The traditional lifestyle of nomadic pastoralists is vanishing rapidly, because of human population growth which often leads to land scarcity or political pressure on pastoralists to settle. The sedentarisation of the Bahima pastoralists in Western Uganda started in the 1940s and is still going o...


Wurzinger, MariaOkeyo Mwai, AllySemambo, D.K.Sölkner, J.[The sedentarisation process of the Bahima in Uganda: an emic view]The sedentarisation process of the Bahima in Uganda: an emic view

The Bahima ethnic group have been crossbreeding autochthonous Ankole with Holstein-Friesian cattle. Separate herds (pure Ankole and crossbreds) are common. A survey was conducted to characterize pasture utilization and management in the Ankole region to gain a better understanding of current and ...


Roschinsky, R.Mulindwa, H.Galukande, E.Wurzinger, MariaMpairwe, D.R.Okeyo Mwai, AllySölkner, J.[Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda]Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda

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