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Characterization of the goat population and breeding practices of goat owners

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Title Characterization of the goat population and breeding practices of goat owners
 
Creator Kidane, Alayu
 
Contributor Haile, Aynalem
 
Subject goat
 
Description Due to their naturally endowed physiological adaptation and general lower
husbandry requirements, goats form an integral part of livestock production in
the tropics and subtropics. According to the Ethiopian sheep and goat productivity improvement
programme, there are key identifying physical characteristics that distinguish a
breed. The fact that Ethiopia has many different goat breeds, a diverse agro-ecology
ranging from cool highlands to hot lowlands and diverse goat production
systems, indicates that undertaking characterization studies of the goat
populations in various agro-ecologies is very important, as it would provide a
benchmark for genetic improvement and biodiversity conservation. This study
was also intended to have an input into a sire selection and exchange scheme
planned for the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed.
Therefore, this study was conducted with the objective of characterizing the
goat population of the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed area based on physical
appearance traits and body measurements.
 
Date 2015-12-30
2016-12-12T07:00:39Z
2016-12-12T07:00:39Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/ABZIDfUu
Alayu Kidane, Aynalem Haile. (30/12/2015). Characterization of the goat population and breeding practices of goat owners, in "Mitigating Land Degradation and Improving Livelihoods - An integrated watershed approach". New York, United States: Taylor & Francis (Routledge).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5118
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)