Records on birth weight and pre-weaning growth of 3959 Boran calves, which were progeny of 51 sires and 979 dams, were analysed by least-squares analysis of variance. The vaiance components for sires, dams and maternal grandsires were estimated from the data. On the basis of assumed genetic corre...
Aliloo, H.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Gibson, John P.
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[Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle of Kenya]
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Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle of Kenya
A new poultry breeding facility in Ethiopia aims to improve rural nutrition and incomes, produce birds that are more disease resistant, and bring art to the local farming community as part of efforts to improve understanding of the importance of genetic diversity.
Incubated Worlds, as the facilit...
In today’s world where scientific progress and development of new knowledge is increasing rapidly, middle and low income countries must be able to train and retain versatile researchers in the field of animal breeding and genetics able to analyze, adapt and use technologies, and possess strong so...
Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Dror, Iddo
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Kugonza, D.R.
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Chagunda, M.G.G.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Philipsson, J.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Alternative learning technologies for developing capacity in animal breeding and genetics in middle and low income countries]
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Alternative learning technologies for developing capacity in animal breeding and genetics in middle and low income countries
A selective breeding program was implemented to improve the performance of indigenous chickens. Improved chicken from the 7th generation were compared with commercial layer, crossbred and unselected indigenous chickens both on-station and on-farm. A total of 870 chickens were used. More than 600 ...
Wondmeneh, E.
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Waaij, Liesbeth van der
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Udo, H.M.J.
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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[Comparison of different poultry breeds under station and on-farm conditions in Ethiopia]
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Comparison of different poultry breeds under station and on-farm conditions in Ethiopia
Background: The history of African indigenous cattle and their adaptation to environmental and human selection
pressure is at the root of their remarkable diversity. Characterization of this diversity is an essential step towards
understanding the genomic basis of productivity and adaptation to s...
Cost-effective high-density (HD) genotypes of livestock species can be obtained by genotyping a proportion of the population using a HD panel and the remainder using a cheaper low-density panel, and then imputing the missing genotypes that are not directly assayed in the low-density panel. The ef...
Aliloo, H.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Ni, G.
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Goddard, M.E.
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Gibson, John P.
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[The feasibility of using low-density marker panels for genotype imputation and genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle of East Africa]
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The feasibility of using low-density marker panels for genotype imputation and genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle of East Africa