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Survival of indigenous goats in Kenya is at risk: due to exotic breed importation and indiscriminate crossbreeding. Phenotypic description of goats with an aim of determining their improvement, utilization and conservation is important. Phenotypic characteristics of 139 East African Goats were re...


Indetie, D.Karimi, S.Wandera, F.Lebbie, S.H.B.Okeyo Mwai, Ally[Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya]Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya

Post-weaning growth performance was studied for 342 steers out of Africander cows and by Africander, Brahman. Charolais, Hereford and Simmental sires. In a system of intensive fattening, the latter three Bos taurus sire-breed progeny-groups performed strikingly better than the former two Bos indi...


Mentz, A.H.Els, D.L.Coetzer, W.A.[Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds]Crossbreeding with Africander dam as basis. 3. Post-weaning growth performance of progeny of various sire-breeds

Alemayehu, TesfahunBruno, J.Poole, Elizabeth J.Getachew, FasilGoromela, E.Mbaga, S.Dessie, Tadelle[Household baseline data in Ethiopia: Monitoring delivery of chicken genetic gains]Household baseline data in Ethiopia: Monitoring delivery of chicken genetic gains

A total of 146 Menz and Horro lambs of both sexes were serially slaughtered and dissected at 5 different stages of growth (i.e. at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age) to define the pattern of growth and partitioning of fat among body depots of indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breeds. The GL...


Negussie, E.Rottmann, O.J.Pirchner, F.Rege, J.E.O.[Allometric growth coefficients and partitioning of fat depots in indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breds]Allometric growth coefficients and partitioning of fat depots in indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breds

A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - based analysis of livestock population dynamics in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) and the International Livestock Re...


Tulachan, P.M.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities]An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities

Although the importance of bull reproduction in enhancing genetic progress and influencing cow herd fertility has long been recognized in many parts of the world, there has been very little attention paid to bulls in Ethiopia. Proper management of young bulls aims to improve growth rate so that t...


Tegegne, AzageKassa, T.Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.[Aspects of bull reproduction with emphasis on cattle in Ethiopia. I. Sexual Development and onset of puberty]Aspects of bull reproduction with emphasis on cattle in Ethiopia. I. Sexual Development and onset of puberty

Comparative evaluation of the zebu and crossbreds to heat tolerance were carried out over a period of 4 months. Physiological measurements of two indigenous zebu breeds of cattle, Bunaji (BU) and Sokoto Gudali (SG) and the half-crosses of Friesian-White Fulani (CB) were taken after exposure to fi...


Buvanendran, V.Adamu, A.M.Abubakar, B.Y.[Heat tolerance of Zebu and Friesian-Zebu crosses in the Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria]Heat tolerance of Zebu and Friesian-Zebu crosses in the Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria

In this study available genetic resources and breeding systems used by dairy farmers in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in, Addis Ababa milk shed were assessed. Results of the study indicated that: about 57%, 31 % and 10% of secondary town, peri urban and intra-urban farmers like to...


Tadesse, M.Tegegne, Azage[Assessment of the factors affecting farmers' choice of the production system in urban and peri urban dairy production system in Addis Ababa milk shed]Assessment of the factors affecting farmers' choice of the production system in urban and peri urban dairy production system in Addis Ababa milk shed

Decreasing efficacy of the trypanocidal drugs and difficulties of sustaining tsetse fly control, strengthen the importance of trypanotolerant livestock and the enhancement of disease resistance as options for livestock production. Continued increase in urban demand for meat and milk in West Afric...


Gbodjo Zakpa, L.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.Diedhiou, M.Leak, S.G.A.Coulibaly, L.[Breed choice and trypanosomosis risk]Breed choice and trypanosomosis risk

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