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Community‐based breeding programmes are a viable solution for Ethiopian small ruminant genetic improvement but require public and private investments
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-04)Ethiopia has a large and diverse population of small ruminants, which contribute substantially to the livelihood and income of the rural poor and the country at large. However, the sector faces a number of challenges. ... -
Going to scale—From community-based to population-wide genetic improvement and commercialized sheep meat supply in Ethiopia
(Frontiers Media, 2023-03)Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) have shown, at pilot scale, to be effective and beneficial in achieving genetic progress and in improving livelihoods of smallholder communities. In Ethiopia 134 sheep and goat ... -
Guideline to define breeding objective functions, construct selection indexes and deal with uncertain sires in sheep and goat breeding programmes
(ICARDA, 2021-06)In three main chapters this guideline describes basic procedures to (1) define breeding objectives, (2) construct and evaluate selection indexes and (3) estimate breeding values in populations with uncertain sires. The ...