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Genetic evaluation of growth of Dorper sheep in semi-arid Kenya using random regression models
(Elsevier, 2010-10-01)
Data consisting of 8922 weight records from 2642 Dorper sheep from 20 to 380 days of age spanning 1981–1996 were used to model the growth trajectory using random regression (RR) and estimate genetic parameters. The independent ...
Factors that influence the efficiency of beef and dairy cattle recording system in Kenya: A SWOT–AHP analysis
(Springer Netherlands, 2011-01-01)
Animal recording in Kenya is characterised by erratic producer participation and high drop-out rates from the national recording scheme. This study evaluates factors influencing efficiency of beef and dairy cattle recording ...
The past, present and future genetic improvement of indigenous chicken of Kenya
(Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), 2014)
Genetic improvement of farm animals encompasses both mating and selection for desired traits and indigenous chicken genetic resources are no exception. In Kenya, previous attempts to genetically improve indigenous chicken ...
NON-GENETIC SOURCES OF VARIATION IN LACTATION CURVE TRAITS OF DAIRY CATTLE IN KENYA
(2010)
Lactation curves are a graphical representation of the milk production profile of a cow from parturition to drying
up. They provide information about the productivity of the cow and offer a means of explaining features ...
VARIANCE COMPONENTS AND GENETIC PARAMETER ESTIMATES UNDER VARYING DEFINITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY GROUPS
(KARI, 2010)
A total of 19 385 test day (TD) milk yield records were used to determine the effect of contemporary group
(CG) on estimates of variance components and genetic parameters for test day milk yield (TMY) data of
Sahiwal ...
GOAT BREEDING IN LOW INPUT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: INTERGRATING VALUES AND MODERN BREEDING TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING INSTRINSIC ROBUSTNESS
(2012-09)
Low input production systems operate on long term values of supporting stable livestock
production through efficient and sustainable combination of various production resources to
achieve the desired production objectives. ...
The role of Kenya in the trans-african spread of maize streak virus strain a
(Elsevier, 2017-03-15)
Maize streak virus (MSV), the causal agent of maize streak disease (MSD), is the most important viral pathogen of Africa’s staple food crop, maize. Previous phylogeographic analyses have revealed that the most widely-distributed ...
Combining ability of parents and hybrids for sugar yield and its attributing traits in sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]
(Springer India, 2017-02-01)
An investigation was carried out to assess the combining ability and nature of gene action in respect of sugar yield and its attributing traits in 25 new hybrids of sweet sorghum developed by crossing five (5) high-sugar ...
Screening of Sweet Sorghum (Sorghumbicolor (L.) Moench) Varieties for Sugar and Biomass Production
(Springer India, 2013-09-01)
Sweet sorghum has elicited the interest of breeders due to its capacity to provide renewable energy products, industrial commodities, food and animal feed. Whereas the technologies to process sugar products from sweet ...
Marketing of edible insects in Lake Victoria basin: the case of Uganda and Burundi
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018-12-07)
This paper assesses the marketing of edible insects with the aim of understanding the market opportunities, market players, and the value chain of edible insect products in the Lake Victoria basin. A pretested questionnaire ...