Designing of community-based conservation and breeding program for Begaria cattle breed found in Arid and Semi-Arid areas of Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia

cg.contacttesfalemaseged@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerEthiopian Biodiversity Institute - EBIen_US
cg.contributor.centerAdamas University - ADAMSen_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderEthiopian Biodiversity Institute - EBIen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivityen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idGetachew, Tesfaye: 0000-0002-0544-6314en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2023.100188en_US
cg.issn2405-9854en_US
cg.journalEcological Genetics and Genomicsen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocethiopiaen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccattle breedsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.volume28en_US
dc.contributorGetachew, Tesfayeen_US
dc.contributorBanerjee, Sandipen_US
dc.contributorMelak, Awokeen_US
dc.contributorBelayhun, Teklewolden_US
dc.contributorEngdawork, Awekeen_US
dc.contributorKefyalew, Eshoen_US
dc.contributorAssefa, Abrahamen_US
dc.contributorHailu, Abebeen_US
dc.creatorAyele, Tesfalemen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T20:55:39Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T20:55:39Z
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of the study were to design appropriate community-based conservation and breeding programs for the identified breeding objective traits of Begaria cattle breed. Seven alternatives (5%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the total cow population) were considered for 20-year investment periods. In the current alternatives, the burden of record keeping in the dispersed villages, the effect of inbreeding, and the possibility of including the entire population in the improvement work were taken into consideration. Alternative breeding programs were simulated using ZPLAN software. Input parameters like population, biological, phenotypic standard deviation, costs, and economic values of objective traits were estimated. Pooled heritability and pooled phenotypic standard deviations were applied. A bio-economic model developed in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet was used to estimate the economic weight of the traits of interest. Higher values of predicted genetic gains were observed for the breeding objective traits of age at first calving (AFC), lactation milk yield (LMY) and yearling weight (YW) with values ranging from −1.93 to −1.95, 1.13 to 1.14 and 1.30, respectively, and lower values for the calving interval (CI) and survival rate (SUR). Likewise, higher returns were observed for YW, AFC and LMY with values of (euro) 4.69–10.88, 4.08 to 9.47 and 2.66 to 6.17, respectively, and lower values were reported for CI and SUR. Positive and incremental total returns and profits were observed across the breeding unit size, with values ranging from 11.67 to 27.09 and 3.94 to 25.17, respectively. From a profit and total return point of view, the 100% breeding unit size was more attractive. However, with regard to annual monetary genetic gains, genetic merit for each objective trait, and the burden of record keeping, a 25% breeding unit size could be ideal.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationTesfalem Ayele, Tesfaye Getachew, Sandip Banerjee, Awoke Melak, Teklewold Belayhun, Aweke Engdawork, Esho Kefyalew, Abraham Assefa, Abebe Hailu. (1/9/2023). Designing of community-based conservation and breeding program for Begaria cattle breed found in Arid and Semi-Arid areas of Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 28.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/68776
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier (12 months)en_US
dc.sourceEcological Genetics and Genomics;28,(2023)en_US
dc.subjectcommunity baseden_US
dc.titleDesigning of community-based conservation and breeding program for Begaria cattle breed found in Arid and Semi-Arid areas of Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2023-07-12en_US
dcterms.issued2023-09-01en_US

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