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Phenotypic as well as genetic characterization of indigenous livestock genetic resources provides the basis for any livestock development intervention. However, in Ethiopia, little attention has been given to identify, characterize and conserve the diversity of the various livestock breed types. ...

The trial was started by importing GDR chicken from Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany and indigenous Cameroon fowl by collecting eggs from villages in the Western highland area of Cameroon hatched at the Institute of Animal and Veterinary Research, Mankon (Cameroon). The males of the base po...

Native fowl populations in South Africa were characterized genetically and phenotypically. Four South African native populations, two dual-purpose breeds, and two populations from Mozambique and Botswana were included for genetic analysis. For phenotypic characterization, two commercial lines wer...

This study was initiated in response to the national concern emerged on the current status of the distinctive, however, endangered Brachyceros group of cattle, Sheko breed, for effective utilization in food and agriculture production. The objectives of the study were: 1) to undertake on-farm phen...

Characterization is important in genetic resources conservation and utilization, but few information about indigenous livestock types are available. In the present study data of 22,934 goats were collected by a rapid survey method to characterize goats of Eritrea. Northern and Western Ethiopia. M...

Approximately 25 % of the world’s land surface support about 20 million households or about 180–200 million people in pastoral areas (Degen, 2007). Pastoral production systems are low external input systems that Kaufmann (2007) characterizes as probabilistic ra...