Improved teaching of applied biometrics through a Biometrics and Research Methods Teaching Resource
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Improved teaching of applied biometrics in agricultural and biological sciences in southern sub-Saharan Africa through use of a Biometrics & Research Methods Teaching Resource
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Item Biometrics and research methods teaching resource(Website, 2013) International Livestock Research InstituteThe aim of this electronic "Biometrics and Research Methods Teaching Resource" is to enhance effective teaching of and training in biometry through teaching guides, interactive, illuminating real-life case studies and other teaching materials. It is built around six proposed teaching guides that take the reader through the research process. These are - Research Strategy, Study Design, Data Management, Exploration & Description, Statistical Modelling and Reporting. The Teaching Resource also includes other teaching material provided from University of Reading, ICRAF, University of Kwazu-Natal and Massey University, New Zealand. The teaching resource contains 13 case studies drawn from research conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Swaziland, Uganda and Zambia. The case studies go through different parts of the research process as set out in the teaching guides, and illustrate how methods of design and analysis are applied to the examples described. Four short videos have also been produced that demonstrate how arable and animal experiments are laid out and illustrate other aspects of research methodology in the field. A fifth video shows a consultation between a biometrician and a client. Each case study has its own data set(s) and study questions and has been designed around the statistical software GenStat. A 'Discovery' version of GenStat, free to users in sub-Saharan Africa, is distributed alongside this teaching resource.Item Design of an experiment to compare performance and meat quality characteristics of three Ethiopian goat genotypes under varying nutritional conditions(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Sebsibe, Ameha; Tadesse, ZerihunItem Impact assessment of the effect of tsetse control on livestock productivity(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Ndiwa, Nicholas N.; Mulatu, Woudylaew; Rowlands, G.J.Item Mixed model analysis for the estimation of components of genetic variation in lamb weaning weight(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Yobera, Damaris; Audho, James O.; Aduda, Eric O.Item Exploratory analysis of factors affecting weaning weight of Dorper and Red Maasai lambs(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Yobera, Damaris; Audho, James O.; Aduda, Eric O.Item An analysis of the number of goats needed in a feeding experiment(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Yobera, Damaris; Kariuki, JohnItem Exploring daily rainfall data to investigate evidence of climate change in southern Zambia and its implication for farmers in the area(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Kurjia, Parin; Nanja, Durton; Stern, RogerItem A survey of cattle keeping practices of the Orma tribe in eastern Kenya and levels of milk production(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Achia, Thomas; Yobera, Damaris; Irungu, PatrickItem Biometrics and research methods teaching resource: Study design(Training Material, 2011-09-30) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Design and analysis of experiments on pollen grain germination and viability rates of the leguminous Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr tree species(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Taddese, Zerihun; Gebremariam, GirmaItem Analysis of cattle production system data from the Swaziland Farm Animal Genetic Resources Survey(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Sithole, Moses M.; Vilakati, DorahItem An epidemiological study of factors affecting the prevalence of schistosomiasis (bilharzia) along the River Kochi in the West Nile region of Uganda(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Imran, Ejotra; Kasozi, Sarah N.; Mpezamihigo, MohamedItem The effect of spent yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) strain SAB5 on the performance of village chickens(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Sgwanean, Thulile; Makhubu, Nonkonzo; Sithole, Moses M.; Vilakati, Rosemary L.Item Field studies to evaluate the benefits on milk production of providing smallholder farmers in Kenya access to credit to allow shifting of concentrate feeding to early lactation(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Rowlands, G.J.; Achia, Thomas; Romney, Dannie L.; Wambugu, Margaret; Kaitho, Robert; Njubi, DaidItem Biometrics and research methods teaching resource: Research strategy(Training Material, 2011-09-30) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Influence of planting date and organic fertilisation on growth, yield and corm quality of South African taro landraces(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Mare, Rorisang; Modi, Albert ThembinkosiItem Biometrics and research methods teaching resource: Statistical modeling(Training Material, 2011-09-30) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Biometrics and research methods teaching resource: Reporting(Training Material, 2011-09-30) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Swaziland Farm Animal Genetic Resources Survey: Estimation of population numbers for different livestock species(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Sithole, Moses M.; Vilakati, Dorah; Rowlands, G.J.Item Research strategy for selecting 'best-bet' accessions of Napier grass for feeding to livestock(Case Study, 2011-09-30) Hanson, Jean; Rowlands, G.J.