Genetic characterization of African goats is one of the current priorities in the improvement of
goats in the continent. This study contributes to the characterization effort by determining the …

Tanzania has a goat population of about 24.8 million most of which belong to the Small East
African breed distributed in almost all agro-ecological zones. The different goat populations …

Livestock is heavily affected by trypanosomosis in Africa. Through strong selective pressure,
several African indigenous breeds of cattle and small ruminants have acquired varying …

Indigenous breeding practices of the farmers and the livestock production system form the
bases for designing community-based breeding programs. The aim of this study was to …

Tswana goats that were kept in communal systems in three agro-ecological regions in
Botswana were characterized according to phenotypic measurements and genotypic data …

The majority of goats in Tanzania belong to the Small East African (SEA) breed, which
exhibits large phenotypic variation. This study aimed to determine the genetic structure of …

Abstract Information on phenotypic and morphometric variation is important in the
characterisation of indigenous cattle breeds. The objective of this study was to assess the …

The focus of breeding animals such as goats has been to increase productivity and other
benefits from domestic animals. A breeding programme for producing blended goats is …

As part of the study of the biodiversity of goat genetic resources, our study is based on a
phenotypic approach of the Arbia breed at the level of the wilaya of Tlemcen on the one …

Productivity includes the performance production and reproduction of female muscovy duck
(duck), normally influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The research objective …