Food production systems in Africa depend heavily on the use of locally adapted animals. Goats are critical to small-holder farmers being easier to acquire, maintain, and act as scavengers in sparse pasture. Indigenous goats have undergone generations of adaptation and genetic isolation that have ...
Huson, H.J.
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Sonstegard, T.S.
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Silverstein, J.
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Woodward-Greene, M.J.
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Masiga, C.
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Muchadeyi, F.C.
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Rees, J.
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Sayre, B.
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Elbetagy, A.
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Rothschild, Max F.
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Mujibi, F.D.N.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Colli, L.
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Ajmone-Marsan, P.
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Crepaldi, P.
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Abegaz, S.
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Sölkner, J.
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Tassell, C.P. van
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African Goat Improvement Network
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[Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
There is an increasing interest among researchers, practitioners and donors in using agricultural innovation system approaches to reach development outcomes. Limited practical experiences have been shared on the dynamics of these innovation processes and how project partners have dealt with that....
Boogaard, B.K.
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Swaans, K.
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
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Cosijn, M.
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[Reflection on innovation processes in a smallholder goat development project in Mozambique]
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Reflection on innovation processes in a smallholder goat development project in Mozambique
Formulation of cost-effective preventive control programmes for helminth infection in small ruminants should be based on sound epidemiological knowledge of the time relationship between contamination of pastures and the seasonal availability of infective larvae in a given geographic area. Epidemi...
Tembely, S.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Sovani, S.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands]
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Small ruminant management practices and control of helminthosis under traditional production systems in the cool Ethiopian highlands
The study reports the effect of incorporating risk in the derivation of economic values for traits of the breeding goal of Small East African goats under the pastoral production system. A model previously used to derive conventional economic values was revised ...
Mbuku, S.M.
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Kosgey, I.S.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kahi, A.K.
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[Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions]
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Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions
There is critical need to improve productivity of indigenous goat breeds in order to sustain supply of food and income to communities living in harsher areas that are coming to relay more and more on the drought tolerant commodity; goats, due to changing climate. To this end, a community-based go...
Dessie, Tadelle
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Gebreyesus, G.
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Mekuriaw, Getinet
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Woldu, T.
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Jembere, T.
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Agaba, Morris
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Participatory definition of trait preferences for designing village breeding schemes for goats in harsh environments of Ethiopia]
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Participatory definition of trait preferences for designing village breeding schemes for goats in harsh environments of Ethiopia
Examines sheep and goat husbandry including breed types and ownership; nutrition and productivity. Tabulates their contribution to liveweight biomass, meat production, and registered slaughtering. Shows some measured production parameters for African goats and sheep in semi-arid areas. Looks at t...
Wilson, R.T.
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[Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa]
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Husbandry, nutrition and productivity of goats and sheep in tropical Africa
Genomic selection on UK dairy goats began in 2015. New traits for selection have evolved
since that time with the addition of new genotypes for the reference population. The
objectives of this study were to define longevity in terms of lifespan and production, to
estimate their heritabilities, an...
Geddes, L.
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Desire, S.
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Mucha, S.
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Coffey, M.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Conington, J.
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[Genetic parameters for longevity traits in UK dairy goats]
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Genetic parameters for longevity traits in UK dairy goats
Desire, S.
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Mucha, S.
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Coffey, M.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Broadbent, J.
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Conington, J.
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[Deriving genomic breeding values for feed intake and body weight in dairy goats]
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Deriving genomic breeding values for feed intake and body weight in dairy goats
Reports research activities in goat productivity in tropical Africa. Discusses in detail the economic importance of goats; Development of breeds suited to various ecological zones; production systems and productivity & limitations; location & topics of current research activity, and present and f...
Innovation platforms are increasingly used as spaces for interaction between actors in value chains to overcome barriers to development. It involves continuous learning and capacity building – both in terms of innovation capacity and specific technical or organizational capacities. Despite the in...
Swaans, K.
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Boogaard, B.K.
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Salazar, Y.A.
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
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[Goat value chains as platforms to improve income and food security: The case of imGoats in Inhassaro District, Mozambique]
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Goat value chains as platforms to improve income and food security: The case of imGoats in Inhassaro District, Mozambique