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West African cattle share non-random heterozygosity-rich region islands enriched on adaptation-related genes despite their different origins
Methods Up to 237 individuals belonging to 10 different taurine (Bos taurus), zebu (B. indicus), and taurine × zebu sanga …
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Availability, distribution and quality of agro-industrial byproducts and compound feeds in Ethiopia
Livestock production is a major contributor to the national economy in Ethiopia, of which ruminants, particularly cattle, are the dominant …
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Supplementation of a tropical low-quality forage with Calliandra calothyrsus improves sheep health and performance, and reduces methane emission
Ruminant production systems in the arid and semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa confront severe challenges due to recurring droughts and …
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The feed balances sheet: a tool for planning the use of resources and enhancing resilience in tropical grazing livestock
Similarly to other tropical, arid and semi-arid regions of the World, livestock production in the Sahel is based on extensive …
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Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers] intercropping improves grain yield, fodder biomass, and nutritive value
Burkina Faso livestock feeding is characterized by a hot dry season fodder deficit, which affects animal performance and causes economic …
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Assessing body condition scores, weight gain dynamics, and fecal egg counts in feedlot and non-feedlot cattle within high throughput abattoirs of the Eastern Cape Province
Introduction Feedlots have emerged as an ideal mitigation option to pursue sustainable and efficient livestock production. This paper aims to …
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Lucerne meal in the diet of indigenous chickens: a review
Indigenous chicken production consists of an array of activities important to smallholder poultry farmers in Africa. One of the many …
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Corrigendum: Enhancing dairy productivity through best bet feeding interventions under smallholders in the central highlands of Ethiopia
In the published article, there was an error in the Funding statement. [This work was fully or partly funded by …
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Enhancing individual animal resilience to environmental disturbances to address low productivity in dairy cattle performing in sub-Saharan Africa
The current review examines potential solutions to enhance the sustainability and productivity of the dairy sector in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …
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Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy using a portable instrument to measure the nutritive value of oilseed meals as livestock feed
Introduction Measurement of the nutritive value of feedstuffs with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) laboratory benchtop spectrometers is well-established. The …
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Price-quality relationships for the main livestock feed types in the Ethiopian feed market
This study assessed the price-quality relationships for the major feed products in Ethiopia with a view to informing policy makers …
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Impact of Haemonchus contortus infection on feed intake, digestion, liveweight gain, and enteric methane emission from Red Maasai and Dorper sheep
A study was conducted with Red Maasai and Dorper lambs to evaluate the effects of infection with the gastrointestinal nematode …
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Exploration of gender dynamics in the production and marketing of forage technologies in Kenya
Inadequate and poor-quality feed resources are a key constraining factor in livestock production that compromises the livelihoods of many women …
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Effect of the DGAT1 K232A mutation and breed on milk traits in cattle populations of Ethiopia
Non-conservative K232A substitution in the diacylglycerol acyl-CoA acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) gene has been reported to explain variation in milk traits …
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Animal welfare at slaughter: perceptions and knowledge across cultures
Most people around the world eat meat and billions of animals are slaughtered each year to meet that demand. For …
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Comparative physiological, morphological, histological, and AQP2 immunohistochemical analysis of the Arabian camels (Camelus dromedarius) and oxen kidney: Effects of adaptation to arid environments
Compared to other mammals, Arabian camels are ideal models for exploring the structural adaptations that enable camels to survive in …
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Enhancing dairy productivity through best bet feeding interventions under smallholders in the central highlands of Ethiopia
Dairy cattle production is an integral part of smallholder farming systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia, but it is …
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Synergies of feed, management trainings, and genetics on milk production of dairy cows in the tropics: The case of Ethiopian smallholder farmers
Efforts made so far to increase milk production of indigenous cattle by upgrading with exotic genotypes through crossbreeding under smallholder …
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Sorghum, millet and cassava as alternative dietary energy sources for sustainable quail production – A review
Diversification and expansion of the poultry industry with fast-growing and highly prolific birds such as the quail (Coturnix coturnix), could …
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Performance of food–feed maize and cowpea cultivars under monoculture and intercropping systems: Grain yield, fodder biomass, and nutritive value
Livestock feeding in Burkina Faso is characterized by a recurrent deficit in both the quality and the quantity of fodder …