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dc.contributor.author Assefa, Getnet (ed.)
dc.contributor.author Feyissa, Fekede (ed.)
dc.contributor.author Lakew, Aschalew (ed.)
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-01T00:12:17Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-01T00:12:17Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Assefa, Getnet; Feyissa, Fekede; Lakew, Aschalew (eds.). 2018. Results of Livestock Research 2015: Proceedings of the Annual National Review Workshop on Results of Livestock Research. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: Addis Ababa en_US
dc.identifier.issn 9789994466559
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3107
dc.description.abstract There are over 239 million cattle in Africa of which about 150 breeds are indigenous (FAO, 2005). About 60% of the cattle population in Sub-Saharan Africa is found in the ASARECA member countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Djibouti and Somalia. The indigenous cattle breeds are diverse with unique genetic attributes such as adaptation to heat and drought, tolerance to diseases and utilization of low-quality feeds. However, despite this immense diversity, the region is a net importer of cattle products, especially milk and dairy products as the majority of the indigenous cattle are of low genetic potential for milk production. Livestock plays a significant role in poverty alleviation and improving the livelihoods of the rural farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The indigenous cattle breeds are a principal source of meat, milk, ghee and many socio-cultural functions such as marriage, or religious ceremonies among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. The proposed study, thus, emphasizes on the improvement of the productivity of indigenous livestock for dairy production through production system characterization and description of environments in which the indigenous cattle are found as a means for identifying and defining the environments in which the characterized groups are adapted for use in crossbreeding programs. Characterization of the indigenous livestock and the production system will serve as an important tool to identify and select potential individuals, breeds or breed types of cattle for improvement and conservation. The available information on breed and production system for most of the domesticated animal species is insufficient to make well-informed decisions on the allocation of limited funds for national development targeting indigenous cattle breeds (Wollny, 2003). Thus studies on production system and identification of suitable cattle breed types having higher genetic potential for dairy production traits under improved production environment is the basis of this work. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research en_US
dc.subject Cattle Breed, Production System, Crossbreeding, Dairy Cows, Dairy Technology en_US
dc.title Results of Livestock Research 2015 en_US
dc.title.alternative Proceedings of the Annual National Review Workshop on Results of Livestock Research en_US
dc.type Other en_US


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