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Community-based sheep breeding programs generated substantial genetic gains and socioeconomic benefits.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jul 2020
Haile A, Getachew T, Mirkena T, Duguma G, Gizaw S, Wurzinger M, Soelkner J, Mwai O, Dessie T, Abebe A, Abate Z, Jembere T, Rekik M, Lobo R N B, Mwacharo J M, Terfa Z G, Kassie G T, Mueller J P, Rischkowsky B
Abstract excerpt
Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) for small ruminants have been suggested as alternatives to centralised, government-controlled breeding schemes which have been implemented in many developing countries. An innovative methodological framework on how to design, implement and sustain CBBPs was tested in three sites in Ethiopia: Bonga, Horro and Menz. In these CBBPs, the main selection trait identified...
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