Haematological parameters were studied in 377 apparently healthy sheep comprising three indigenous breeds of Ethiopia. The effect of breed, age, gender and season on the haematological values was assessed. There was significant (P<0.01) breed difference for all erythrocytic series. Red blood cell...
Assessment of the sheep marketing system was carried out through informal and formal surveys in selected kebeles and in selected sheep markets in Burie district in north western Ethiopia to assess the marketing system and to identify the constraints of sheep marketing in the area. The farmers int...
Abebe, Yenenesh
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Melaku, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Assessment of sheep marketing system in Burie district, North Western Ethiopia]
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Assessment of sheep marketing system in Burie district, North Western Ethiopia
Performance of Dorper sheep was compared to other breeds in pure and cross-breeding evaluations under different production systems. The number of ewes lambed per ewe joint (EL/ Ej) varied for the Dorper from 0.68 to 0.91 (average 0.81) and for other breeds and crosses from 0.65 to 0.91 (Average 0...
Schoeman, S.J.
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[A Comparative assessment of Dorper sheep in different production environments and systems]
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A Comparative assessment of Dorper sheep in different production environments and systems
A pot experiment was conducted to assess the fertiliser value of faeces from sheep fed with a diet supplemented with legumes free of or containing condensed tannins. Ten animals received the same five diets in different experimental runs of a double Latin Square design, all consisting of a low qu...
Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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Hincapié Carvajal, Belisario
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Frossard, Emmanuel
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Kreuzer, M.
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Hess, HD
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[Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen fertiliser]
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Effect of supplementing tropical tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes to grass-fed sheep on the utility of their manure as nitrogen fertiliser
Indigenous sheep of Kenya are very important to resource-poor farmers and pastoralists. They have over time adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the arid and semi-arid lands where they are faced with challenges of persistent droughts, diseases, conflicts and poor nutrition, yet show ...
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kwallah, A.K.
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Mburu, D.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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[Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations]
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Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations
The objective of the presebt study was to compare live animal performance and carcass characteristics of ¾ or 7/8 Dorper (DO; n-30), purebred Katahdin (KA; n=20), purebred st. Croix (SC; n=17) and purebred Suffolk (SU; n=10) lambs born in the spring and fall of 2001. After weaning, lambs were sup...
One low cost and two premium type sorghum stover purchased from fodder market in Hyderabad, India were investigated for Organic matter intake (OMI), organic matter digestibility (OMD) and organic matter intake and digestible organic matter intake (DOMI) with feeding trials on sheep. The average p...
Rao, P.P.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[A note on the response of sheep to differently priced sorghum stover traded concomitantly and implications for the economy of feeding]
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A note on the response of sheep to differently priced sorghum stover traded concomitantly and implications for the economy of feeding
Zewdu, E.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Tibbo, Markos
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Sharma, A.K.
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Sölkner, J.
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Wurzinger, Maria
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[Morphological characterization of Bonga and Horro Indigenous Sheep Breeds under Smallholder conditions in Ethiopia]
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Morphological characterization of Bonga and Horro Indigenous Sheep Breeds under Smallholder conditions in Ethiopia
Relates livestock management systems to characteristic problems facing small ruminant producers in the physical and economic environment of four states of southeast Nigeria, viz, Bendel Anambra, Imo and Rivers states. Assesses the implications of increasing population density and intensified agri...