SPIA has developed a comprehensive, country-level approach to documenting the adoption
and diffusion of agricultural innovations linked to CGIAR research. The first focal country for …

The aim of this study was to estimate the additive, heterosis, recombination loss,
heritabilities, and correlations between milk yield (MY), lactation length (LL), calving interval …

This study was conducted to assess feed availability, conservation practices and utilization
of stored feeds for feeding dairy cattle in three milk-shed areas (Ejere, Sululta and G/Jarso) …

The aim of this study was to determine the breeding goal, selection criteria, traits preference
and relative weight of selected traits required for genetic improvement of smallholder dairy …

The objective of this study was to analyze the lifetime performance of crossbred dairy cattle
in the Central highland of Ethiopia. Birth year records of 502 cows maintained at Holetta …

Studies conducted on genetic diversity and population differentiation of Ethiopian cattle
breeds have been reviewed. Out of 22-28 phenotypically and geographically recognized …

The aim of this study was to determine the breeding goal, selection criteria, traits preference
and relative weight of selected traits required for genetic improvement of smallholder dairy …

The study was conducted in coffee-based farming systems of Oromia and SNNP Regional
states with the purpose of characterizing the farming and technology use practices …

Abstract Desho (Pennisetum glaucifolium, Hochst. Ex. A. Rich.) is a panicoid perennial grass
endemic to the central and the southern Ethiopian highlands. Due to its fast growth and …

Though Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries owning huge livestock
population, productivity is one of the lowest in Africa. Among the various constraints to …