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Technical and institutional certification of breeding rams in Ethiopia
This report is a preliminary attempt to describe the technical and institutional requirements for certification of improved rams selected in the framework of the community-based breeding programs in Ethiopia.
Population genetic analysis of Ixodes tick species and Toxoplasma gondii in Tunisia and their relationships to global populations
There are differences in the activity dynamics of I ricinus populations found in North African countries which are probably due to differences in microclimate (temperature, humidity and rainfall) and hosts’ availability ...
Progress report on modeling geographic distribution of Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. in Tunisia
In the present work, we built a model to predict habitat suitability of ticks of Rhipicephalus sanguineus group in order to raise awareness about ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Tunisia. This study could also be extrapolated ...
Preliminary assessment of Livestock status
Livestock quantity, quality and health status was assessed in Al Majidyya Badia research site close to Amman. The baseline survey of livestock status will support the impact evaluation of proposed livestock health and ...
Reproductive Platform to Support and Scale Goat Breeding Programs: Ethiopia and Tanzania
Report on Reproductive Platform to Support and Scale Goat Breeding Programs: Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Phenology and phylogeny of Hyalomma dromedarii in the Sahara of South Tunisia and tick-borne pathogens in camels
The general objectives of the current study were to study the biology of Hyalomma dromedarii in its natural environment and to survey the pathogens it transmits. In the first part, we were interested to investigate the ...
Progress Report on Phenotyping Indigenous Tunisian Sheep Breeds for Resistance to Ticks
This is a report of the preliminary dataset on phenotyping Tunisian local sheep breeds for resistance to ticks.
Studies on ticks and tick-borne pathogens in sheep in Tunisia
This is a progress report on infestation of sheep with ticks and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens across 6 different locations covering the main bioclimatic zones in the country. Four sampling rounds took place and another ...
Introgression of a fecundity gene into the Barbarine sheep breed in Tunisia
Naturally occurring mutations in growth and differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) or bone morphogenetic
protein 15 (BMP15) genes are associated with increased ovulation rate (OR) and litter size (LS) but also sterility. Observing ...
Establishment of the Elite Karakul-Sur Nucleus Flock at Koybak Livestock Cooperative in Karauzyak district of Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan)
In April, 2015, during the field mission of ICARDA staff (Dr. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dr.
Mourad Rekik and Makhmud Shaumarov) met with the Hokim (Governor) of Karauzyak District
of Karakalpakstan to identify research and ...