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Characterization of production system and breeding practices of sheep producers in Doyogena district, Southern Ethiopia
An exploratory survey was undertaken in Doyogena district of Southern Nation Nationalities Peoples region of Ethiopia to understand the sheep production system, the breeding practices, selection criteria and sheep production ...
Strengthening Sheep fattening Communities of Practice in Ethiopia: Laying down revised strategies
ICARDA launched CoPs in 2019 with the intention to engage diverse stakeholders in livestock activities to sustainability support scaling of improved market-oriented sheep fattening (SF) practices and technologies in the ...
Entrepreneurial Skills for Smallholder Livestock Keepers: A Training Manual (Amharic)
A Training Manual (Amharic) on the Development of Entrepreneurial Skills for Smallholder Livestock Keepers.
Genome‑wide insights of Ethiopian indigenous sheep populations reveal the population structure related to tail morphology and phylogeography
Background Ethiopian sheep living in diferent climatic zones and having contrasting morphologies are a most promising subject of molecular-genetic research. Elucidating their genetic diversity and genetic structure is ...
Effect of processed sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) grain supplementation on growth performance and socioeconomic feasibility of Doyogena sheep in Ethiopia
Background
The experiment evaluated the effect of supplementing sheep fed natural pasture hay with processed sweet lupin grain on growth performance and its economic feasibility. The finding revealed that use of steamed ...
Consultation workshop on Washera and Wollo sheep improvement In Amhara region: Summary Report
Since 2009, the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ...
Determinants of the utilization of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) by farmers in Ethiopia
A study was conducted to document how smallholder farmers in Ethiopia utilize desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) and explain the determinants of alternative and competing uses of the grass. The study was conducted using ...
Review of Existing Agricultural Extension Curriculum in Ethiopian Universities
The author presents a review paper concerning the current extensio curricula in Ethiopia, discussing the Concept of Extension education, the method and objective of the Review Paper , a Brief History of Extension Education ...
Effect of Nutritional Flushing Using Long-Term Energy and Protein Supplementation on Growth Performance and Reproductive Parameters of Doyogena Ewes in Ethiopia
Nutritional flushing has the potential to increase reproduction in small ruminants. Utilization of locally available feed resources is imperative if smallholder farmers are to adopt improved nutritional strategies for ...
Effects of altitude and harvesting dates on morphological characteristics, yield and nutritive value of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.) in Ethiopia
The effects of altitude and harvesting period on the performance of desho grass were evaluated in Ethiopia. A factorial arrangement of treatments was employed with a combination of two altitudes and three harvesting dates. ...