Efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program of Menz sheep under smallholder farming system
We evaluated the efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program for Menz sheep of Ethiopia under smallholder farming system. The design of the program involved organizing villagers in a cooperative breeding group to implement selective breeding of their sheep. The...
Main Authors: | S. Gizaw, T. Getachew, S. Goshme, A. Valle-Zárate, J.A.M. van Arendonk, S. Kemp, A.O. Mwai, T. Dessie |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002024 |
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