Sheep in Ethiopia is among the major economically important livestock species in the
country, playing a significant role to the livelihood of resource-poor farmers and pastoralists …

Reproductive traits are economically important and therefore need to be considered during
designing sheep breeding and improvement programs, as it determines the efficiency of …

Abstract Characterization of indigenous sheep breeds using morphological traits is essential
for designing rational conservation and improvement strategies. This study was conducted …

Information on morphological characteristics is a prerequisite to sustainable breed
improvement, utilization and conservation. The present study was initiated to describe the …

ABSTRACT Description of the physical characteristics of livestock breeds is very important
for developing a breeding strategy in a particular production system. Doyogena sheep are …

The study was conducted to physically characterize indigenous sheep types in Selale area,
Debre Libanos and Wuchale districts, Central Ethiopia. A total of 560 mature sheep were …

A questionnaire survey and focused group discussions were conducted to characterize
sheep production systems and traditional breeding practices of Gumz sheep as an essential …

This research was carried out to characterize differences in morphometric features and
assess the effectiveness of various linear body measures in forecasting the live weight of …

The study was carried out to differentiate indigenous female goats in different agro-
ecological zones based on their morphological traits. 551 mature female goats from semi …

Background Information on the morphometric character of indigenous sheep population in
their habitat is prerequisite to set up the breed improvement under the farmer level in …