Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

G Alexandre, L Rodriguez, J Arece, J Delgadillo… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
With global climate changes currently occurring, and particularly given the severe energy
and food shortages occurring throughout tropical regions, agroecological (AE) systems are …

Identification of breeding objectives for Begait goat in western Tigray, North Ethiopia

H Abraham, S Gizaw, M Urge - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2018 - Springer
A sound breeding objective is the basis for genetic improvement in overall economic merit of
farm animals. Begait goat is one of the identified breeds in Ethiopia, which is a multipurpose …

Barbados Blackbelly: the Caribbean ovine genetic resource

AM de Almeida - Tropical animal health and production, 2018 - Springer
Ovine production is one of the most important activities in animal production in tropical
regions. The Barbados Blackbelly, a very interesting genetic resource, particularly well …

[HTML][HTML] Gastrointestinal nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in Danish goat herds

SA Holm, CRL Sörensen, SM Thamsborg, HL Enemark - Parasite, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in Danish goats and the presence of
anthelmintic resistance (AR) in 10 selected herds were investigated during April–September …

Selection criteria for improving fertility in Spanish goat breeds: estimation of genetic parameters and designing selection indices for optimal genetic responses

C Ziadi, E Muñoz-Mejías, M Sánchez, MD López… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Up to now, the genetic evaluation of Spanish dairy goats has been based
only on milk production traits. However, fertility is also an important economic trait for goats …

Between-breed variations in resistance/resilience to gastrointestinal nematodes among indigenous goat breeds in Uganda

RB Onzima, R Mukiibi, A Ampaire, KK Benda… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs), Haemonchus contortus, are a major health
problem in goat production. Resistance to H. contortus, the most prevalent GIN in Uganda …

Simulated selection responses for breeding programs including resistance and resilience to parasites in Creole goats,

M Gunia, F Phocas, JL Gourdine, P Bijma… - Journal of animal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The Creole goat is a local breed used for meat production in Guadeloupe (French West
Indies). As in other tropical countries, improvement of parasite resistance is needed. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Gestion du parasitisme gastro-intestinal des petits ruminants en zone tropicale humide

M Mahieu - Gestion du parasitisme gastro-intestinal des …, 2014 - docnum.univ-lorraine.fr
Résumé L'élevage de petits ruminants est majoritairement représenté dans les pays
tropicaux et subtropicaux. Le parasitisme par des nématodes gastro-intestinaux (NGI) …

[PDF][PDF] Determination of economic values for some important traits of Rayeni cashmere goats reared under pasture system

NK Borzi, AA Mehrgardi, M Vatankhah… - Journal of Livestock …, 2017 - academia.edu
Rayeni Cashmere goat is one of the most important goat breeds in Iran, nevertheless, the
production rate and consequently the financial income are not satisfactory at the moment …

Defining smallholders' breeding objectives for common Tigray highland sheep in Northern Ethiopia

K Welday, S Abegaz, M Urge, A Abebe… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A sound breeding objective is a basis for genetic improvement in the overall economic merit
of farm animals. This study aimed to define smallholders' sheep breeding objectives using a …