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Performances of highland sheep under community-based breeding program in Atsbi Wenberta District, Tigray, Ethiopia
This study was conducted in three PAs namely Habes, Golgolnealea and Gebrekidan of Atsbi Wenberta district of Tigray Region, Ethiopia, aimed at evaluating productive and reproductive performances of Highland sheep under ...
Reproductive Performances and Survival of Washera Sheep under Traditional Management Systems at Yilmanadensa and Quarit Districts of the Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
On-farm data were collected to evaluate reproductive performance and survival of Washera sheep raised under traditional smallholder production systems in the North-Western highlands of the Amhara National Regional State, ...
Production systems and breeding practices of Arab and Oromo goat keepers in northwestern Ethiopia: implications for community-based breeding programs
We conducted a household survey in the semi-arid and sub-humid parts of Benishangul Gumuz region in northwestern Ethiopia to better understand and describe production systems and breeding practices of Arab and Oromo goat ...
Forage options, opportunities and constraints for smallholder farmers: SmaRT Project Sites in Ethiopia
The objective of the study was to assess options and perceptions on best fit forages for smallholder farmers in selected districts of Abergele, Doyogena and Menz mama in Ethiopia. The study revealed that although farmers ...
Genome-wide structure and dynamics of Nubian goats from Northeast Africa
The Nubian goat breed-group includes the Algerian Mzabite, Egyptian Zaraibi and Nubian goats found in Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea, and is one of the ancestral founders of the Anglo-Nubian. Whether the breed-group comprises ...
Evaluation of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) hay as a basal diet for growing local sheep in Ethiopia
The study was conducted to determine feed intake, digestibility, and body weight (BW) change of Washera sheep fed on desho grass and natural pasture hay as a basal diet and supplemented with concentrate mixtures. Twenty-five ...
Demonstration and evaluation of water harvesting and supplementary irrigation to improve agricultural production
Cognizant of the fact that the adoption rates of many of the technologies generated so far have not been impressive., Gondar Agricultural Research Center (GARC) has carried out many participatory research and promotion ...
Morphological characteristics and linear body measurements of Doyogena sheep in Doyogena district of SNNPR, Ethiopia
Description of the physical characteristics of livestock breeds is very important for developing a breeding strategy in a particular production system. Doyogena sheep are among the potential breeds of Ethiopia reared in ...
A technical training manual on sheep fattening for extension workers (Amharic version)
A technical training manual for extension workers (Amharic version).
Effect of Nutritional Flushing with Energy and Protein on Weight Gain, Reproductive Characteristics and Semen Quality of Menz Rams in Central Highlands of Ethiopia.
Effect of Nutritional Flushing with Energy and Protein on Weight Gain, Reproductive Characteristics and Semen Quality of Menz Rams in Central Highlands of Ethiopia.