1. Husbandry practices and phenotypic characteristics of indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia
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Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo, Kefelegn Kebede, Aynalem Haile, Barbara Rischkowsky, H. Gatew, Halima Hassen, A. Yetayew, Department of Animal Science, Debre Berhan University - Debre Berhan, Ethiopia, School of Animal and Range Sciences, Haramaya University - Dire Dawa, Ethiopia., ICARDA - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, RAIMUNDO NONATO BRAGA LOBO, CNPC, Andassa Livestock Research Center - Behir Dar, Ethiopia., ICARDA - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia more...
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Land races ,Coat ,Animal breeding ,biology.animal_breed ,Breeding ,Somali goat ,Somali ,Indigenous ,Phenotypes ,Phenotypic characteristics ,Animal science ,biology ,business.industry ,Husbandry practices ,Goats ,0402 animal and dairy science ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Animal husbandry ,040201 dairy & animal science ,language.human_language ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,language ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Livestock ,Ethiopia ,Flock ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,business - Abstract
The present study was conducted with the objective to characterize the husbandry practices and phenotypic characteristics of mature Bati, Borana and Short-eared Somali goats kept under traditional management systems so that the information generated can be used in designing breeding programs. The study was covered five districts in four administrative zones of Ethiopia representing Bati (in Oromia Zone) and Kalu (in South Wollo Zone) for Bati goats; Yabello (in Borana Zone) for Borana goats and Shinille and Erer (in Siti Zone) for Short-Eared Somali goats. A total of 345 households interview was made and phenotypic measurements were taken on 601(468 females and 133 males) heads of adult goats with 4 pair of permanent incisors (PPI). However, because of difficulty of finding adequate number of 4PPI sample males, measurements were taken from 2PPI and above males. In this study, in number, goats accounted for 72.01, 50.93 and 47.38% of other livestock species in Siti, around Bati and Borana, respectively. The least square mean (±SE) of goat flock size (44.02±3.33) per household in Siti was significantly (p0.05),whereas Short-eared Somali goats remained significantly (p more...
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- 2017
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