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Minutes of a workshop on Developing Small Ruminant Breeding programs
In Ethiopia there has been different attempts at developing breeding programs either for selective breeding or crossbreeding. Different institutions also follow varying approaches including nucleus and community-based ...
Field solution for the Artificial Insemination of Ethiopian Sheep Breeds 
Ethiopian Sheep and Goat Value Chain Development: This manual offers an overview of reproductive packages to effectively vehicle improved genetics from the communities, to the communities.
Accelerated Seed Multiplication for Deployment of Rust-resistant Wheat Varieties
The chapter presents the approaches, achievements and lessons learned in accelerated seed multiplication of early generation seed (breeder, pre-basic and basic) and large-scale certified seed production by NARS and public ...
GnRH and prostaglandin-based synchronization protocols as alternatives to progestogen-based treatments in sheep
The study investigated, for cycling sheep, synchronizing protocols simultaneously to the standard “P” protocol using progestogens priming with intravaginal devices and gonadotropin. In November 2014, 90 adult Menz ewes ...
Alternative Breeding Scenarios for Abergelle Goat Breed Suited to Arid Climate in Ethiopia
The economic significance of goats in Ethiopia include small initial investment requirement, high survival rate during drought conditions, higher off-take and complementary feeding habit (ESGPP, 2009). These invite improving ...
Combining revealed and stated preferences to define goat breeding objectives in Ethiopia
In order to design a sound community-based genetic improvement program, identifying breeding objective traits and their relative importance is a prerequisite. The study aims to identify goat breeding objectives in three ...
Outputs of livestock research activities in Gumara-Maksegnit Watershed
Livestock research done by ARARI in the framework of the project 'Reducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopia' is presented.
Delivering animal breeding programs in developing countries: Some lessons from the Livestock and Fish program
Implementing sustainable breeding programs requires careful consideration of the species in question, their specific biological constraints, the production environment and the trait preferences of farmers, as well as a ...
Rams’ Breeding Soundness Evaluation Year round management for rams that are fit for successful reproduction
This field guide aims to increase the awareness of small ruminant farmers in evaluating the mating ability of rams and on how to select and/or purchase good breeding males.
Genetic trends in growth and reproductive Performance of indigenous sheep breeds managed under community-based breeding programs in the highlands of Ethiopia
This paper reports the biological performance of the sheep from three sheep community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) namely, Bonga, Horro and Menz from Ethiopia with the following objectives: i) Evaluate the growth and ...