Meat production is the most important trait in the breeding objectives of sheep production in East Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate breed differences in live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values for meat production among Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their cr...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
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Mirkena, T.
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Strandberg, E.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses]
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Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses
The Global Plan of Action (GPA) for Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) adopted by FAO recognizes the role of AnGR for food security through improved productivity while maintaining genetic diversity. A critical issue for conservation and genetic improvement programmes is the availability of supportiv...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Hoffmann, I.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Philipsson, J.
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[Infrastructure for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in southern and eastern Africa]
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Infrastructure for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in southern and eastern Africa
Crossing local breeds with exotic breeds may be an option for increased livestock productivity. However, there is a risk for endangerment of the local breeds. One such case is in Kenya where the imported Dorper breed is used for crossbreeding with Red Maasai sheep. The aim of this study was to in...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Mirkena, T.
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Strandberg, E.
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Audho, James O.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Malmfors, B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Participatory definition of breeding objectives for sheep breeds under pastoral systems—the case of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya]
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Participatory definition of breeding objectives for sheep breeds under pastoral systems—the case of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya
The aim of this article was to study opportunities for improvement of the indigenous and threatened Red Maasai sheep (RM) in Kenya, by comparing purebreeding with crossbreeding with Dorper sheep (D) as a terminal breed, in two different environments (Env. A and a harsher Env. B), assuming differe...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Strandberg, E.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Mirkena, T.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Purebreeding of Red Maasai and crossbreeding with Dorper sheep in different environments in Kenya]
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Purebreeding of Red Maasai and crossbreeding with Dorper sheep in different environments in Kenya
Bett, R.C.
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Johansson, K.
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Zonabend König, Emelie
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Malmfors, B.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Trajectories of evolution and extinction in the Swedish cattle breeds]
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Trajectories of evolution and extinction in the Swedish cattle breeds
The Red Maasai sheep breed is under threat due to indiscriminate crossbreeding and strategies are needed to conserve and improve the breed. The aim of this study was to understand farmers’ preferences for important traits of flocks of Red Maasai, Dorper and crosses in two different areas, Ambosel...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Mirkena, T.
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Audho, James O.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Strandberg, E.
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Näsholm, A.
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Malmfors, B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Philipsson, J.
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[Breeding objectives for Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya—A participatory approach]
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Breeding objectives for Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya—A participatory approach
The aim of this thesis was to study potential breeding strategies for indigenous livestock in Eastern and Southern Africa under low input production systems. The thesis covered a study of the status of supportive infrastructure for use of animal genetic resources. The case of Red Maasai sheep was...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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[Breeding programme and infrastructure: The case of Red Maasai sheep in Kenya]
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Breeding programme and infrastructure: The case of Red Maasai sheep in Kenya
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
,
Strandberg, E.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
,
Philipsson, J.
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[Sustainable breeding strategies for the Red Maasai sheep]
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Sustainable breeding strategies for the Red Maasai sheep