A total of 147 Menz and Horro lambs of both sexes were serially slaughtered and dissected at five different stages of growth to define the pattern of growth and partitioning of fat among body depots in indigenous Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep breeds. The GLM procedure of SAS and allometric growt...
Negussie, E.
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Rottmann, O.J.
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Pirchner, F.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Patterns of growth and partitioning of fat depots in tropical fat-tailed Menz and Horro sheep breeds]
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Patterns of growth and partitioning of fat depots in tropical fat-tailed Menz and Horro sheep breeds
Presents results of a six year study conducted to determine the main reproductive parameters of traditionally managed sheep and goats in agro-pastoral systems near Niono-Mali.
Wilson, R.T.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Livestock production in central Mali: Reproductive components in traditionally managed sheep and goats]
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Livestock production in central Mali: Reproductive components in traditionally managed sheep and goats
This study evaluated the synergism between oilseed (50:50 noug (Guizotia abyssinica) and groundnut) cake (OSC) and tanniferous feeds (pods of Acacia albida and Sesbania sesban leaves) in two experiments. S. sesban has a lower content of soluble phenolics than A. albida pods (196 vs. 270 g/kg). Di...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Influence of feeding sheep on oilseed cake following the consumption of tanniferous feeds]
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Influence of feeding sheep on oilseed cake following the consumption of tanniferous feeds
Reports the results of a study on age determination of goats and sheep by means of dentition; considers sex, nutrition, season of birth and body size; uses 800 animals and 1900 ages at eruption of incisors.
Wilson, R.T.
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Age at permanent incisor eruption in indigenous goats and sheep in semi-arid Africa]
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Age at permanent incisor eruption in indigenous goats and sheep in semi-arid Africa
A study was conducted to estimate heritabilities of, and genetic correlations among, body weight (WT) and testicular measurements - scrotal circumference (SC), testicular diameter (TD), testicular length (TL) and epididymal diameter (ED - in ram lambs between 6, 9 and 12 months old, and relations...
Toe, F.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Tembely, S.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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[Reproductive characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheeI. Genetic parameters of testicular measurements in ram lambs and relationship with age at puberty in ewe lambs]
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Reproductive characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheeI. Genetic parameters of testicular measurements in ram lambs and relationship with age at puberty in ewe lambs
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of season on, and to estimate heritabilities of, and genetic correlations among, semen and spermatozoa characteristics and the relationship of these characteristics with measures of testicular or scrotal size in 6-, 9- and 12-month old ram lambs of ...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Toe, F.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Tembely, S.
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Anindo, D.O.
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Baker, R.L.
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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[Reproductive characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep. II. Genetic parameters of semen characteristics and their relationships with testicular measurements in ram lambs]
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Reproductive characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep. II. Genetic parameters of semen characteristics and their relationships with testicular measurements in ram lambs
This study examined the interaction of high energy substrates (ES: crushed maize grain (MG) and wheat bran (WB) with forage legumes (FLs), such as Lablab purpureus hay, sun dried leaves of Sesbania sesban and tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis), on ruminal microbial activity (indexed by the degra...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Bonsi, M.L.K.
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[The utilization of teff (Eragrostis tef) straw by sheep fed supplementary forage legumes with or without either crushed maize grain or wheat bran]
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The utilization of teff (Eragrostis tef) straw by sheep fed supplementary forage legumes with or without either crushed maize grain or wheat bran
This study investigated the effect of feeding oats hay alone or with 250 g of dolichos lablab (Lablab purpureus, 50 percent flowering at harvest) hay, wheat middlings, leaves of sesbania (Sesbania sesban) or tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) on the growth of 66 Ethiopian Menz sheep and the nutr...
Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Khalili, H.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Effect of supplementing oat hay with lablab, sesbania, tagasaste or wheat middlings on voluntary intake, N utilization and weight gain of Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Effect of supplementing oat hay with lablab, sesbania, tagasaste or wheat middlings on voluntary intake, N utilization and weight gain of Ethiopian Menz sheep
Rumen degradation characteristics of DM in edible forage of 25 multipurpose tree and shrub fodders (MPTS) harvested at the end of the main-wet (April-August 1992), minor-wet (September-November 1992) and dry (December 1992-March 1993) seasons were determined in rumen-fistulated Bunaji cattle (BC)...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Raji, A.M.
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Kurdi, I.O.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Ladipo, D.O.
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[Seasonal dynamics in dry matter degradation of browse in cattle, sheep and goats]
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Seasonal dynamics in dry matter degradation of browse in cattle, sheep and goats
Compares voluntary feed intake and apparent dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP) and crude fibre (CF) digestibility coefficients of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum schum) whole-plant and leaf and stem fractions by West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep and goats. Napier grass was cut after 6 weeks of r...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Fianu, F.K.
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Akude, F.K.
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[Voluntary intake and digestibility by sheep and goats of whole-plant, leaf and stem fractions of Pennisetum purpureum Schum]
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Voluntary intake and digestibility by sheep and goats of whole-plant, leaf and stem fractions of Pennisetum purpureum Schum