AnGR Breeds and species: Goats
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Item Goat genetic resources in India and their improvement for increasing productivity(Journal Article, 1996) Chopra, S.C.Item Goat types of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Physical description and management systems(Book, 1996) FARM-AfricaItem Small ruminant research and development in Africa: Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network: ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 December 1990(Conference Proceedings, 1992) Rey, B.; Lebbie, S.H.B.; Reynolds, L.This volume contains papers and abstracts of the First Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Network. Ten papers deal with the Small Ruminant Production System and Policy; Eight papers on Small Ruminant Performance and Reproductive Physiology; eleven papers on Small Ruminant Reproductive Wastage and Health. Another nine describe and analyse feeds and feeding systems and there are 11 papers on Small Ruminant Genetic Resources and Breeding. Four papers on Small Ruminant Development in Africa complete this volume.Item Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 1. General study(Book, 1979) Trail, J.C.M.; Hoste, Christian H.; Wissocq, Y.J.; Lhoste, Philippe; Mason, I.L.Review of the classification, geographic distribution, animal performance and productivity of trypanotolerant cattle, sheep and goats in 18 countries of west & central Africa, particularly N'dama cattle, West African Dwarf Shorthorn, and Zebu x N'Dama crossbreeds. Discussion on potential utilization and conservation of trypanotolerant livestock and recommendations for further research.Item Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies(Book, 1980) Trail, J.C.M.; Hoste, Christian H.; Wissocq, Y.J.; Lhoste, Philippe; Mason, I.L.Information on trypanotolerant livestock in Senegal, the Gamia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo and Zaire, particularly livestock numbers & distribution, information available on trypanotolerant cattle, sheep & goats, research and development activities, w. a selected bibliography.Item Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 3. A decade's results(Book, 1992) Hoste, Christian H.; Chalon, E.; D'Ieteren, G.D.M.; Trail, J.C.M.This volume presents major results obtained since the publication of volume 1 and 2 and updates national data on trypanotolerant cattle. The first part analyses populations and their trends between the two surveys and reviews research activities and development activities. It also gives recent information available on the potential and utilisation of trypanotolerant livestock. Part two presents recent data for the 18 study countries, as well as for Equatorial Guinea which was not covered in volume 2. This information should be studied in conjuction with volume 2 for an overall and updated view of trypanotolerant livestock production in each country. Countries are discussed in the same order in both volumes. An additional section on major developments occuring during the study period has been included at the end of each country study.Item Design, execution and analysis of the livestock breed survey in Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia(Book, 2004) Ayalew, W.; Dorland, A. van; Rowlands, G.J.Item Sustainable animal agriculture and crisis mitigation in livestock-dependent systems in southern Africa(Conference Proceedings, 2001-03) Banda, J.W.; Chagunda, Mizeck G.G.; Kamwanja, L.A.; Phoya, R.K.D; Safalaoh, A.C.L.These proceedings contain papers, abstracts and posters of the Regional Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Crisis Mitigation in Livestock-dependent Systems in Southern Africa that took place at Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) in Lilongwe, Malawi, from 30th October to 1st November 2000. A keynote paper opens each theme and is followed by scientific contributions, short communications, and abstracts. Posters are published as short communications and/or abstracts. These proceedings are organised as follows: Session 1 Livestock Management and Improvement (16 papers) Session 2 Policy Analysis, Socio-economics and Sustainable Integrated Animal Health (4 papers) Session 3 Crisis Mitigation in Livestock-dependent Systems - Held as a mini workshop within the conference (2 papers) Session 4 Product Enhancement and Human Resources Development (4 papers) Session 5 Short Communications (4 papers) Session 6 Abstracts (10 abstracts)Item Do smallholder farmers benefit more from crossbred (Somali × Anglo-Nubian) than from indigenous goats?(Thesis, 2000) Ayalew, W.Item Current state of knowledge on characterisation of farm animal genetic resources in Ethiopia(Conference Paper, 2004) Ayalew, W.; Getahun, E.; Tibbo, Markos; Mamo, Y.; Rege, J.E.O.Item Genetic characterization of indigenous goat populations of Ethiopia using Microsatellite DNA markers(Thesis, 2004) Alemu, T.Item Economic evaluation of smallholder subsistence livestock production: lessons from an Ethiopian goat development program(Journal Article, 2003-07) Ayalew, W.; King, J.M.; Bruns, E.; Rischkowsky, Barbara A.Conventional productivity evaluation criteria are inadequate to evaluate subsistence livestock production, because: (1) they fail to capture non-marketable benefits of the livestock; and (2) the core concept of a single limiting input is inappropriate to subsistence production, as multiple limiting inputs (livestock, labour and land) are involved in the production process. As many of the livestock functions as possible (physical and socio-economic) should be aggregated into monetary values and related to the resources used, irrespective of whether these ‘products’ are marketed, home-consumed or maintained for later use. A broad economic evaluation model involving three complementary flock-level productivity indices was applied to evaluate subsistence goat production in eastern Ethiopian highlands. The results showed that indigenous goat flocks generated significantly higher net benefits under improved than under traditional management, which challenges the prevailing notion in countries like Ethiopia that indigenous livestock do not adequately respond to improvements in the level of management. It is then concluded that the evaluation model not only allows a broad aggregation of benefits from subsistence livestock, but also provides a more realistic platform to propose sound improvement interventions.