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Genetic improvement of the Kenya Dual Purpose goat: Influence of economic values and prospects for a practical breeding programme
(2007-09)
This study determined the influence of economic values on genetic gain and explored the prospects for a practical breeding programme for the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat. The economic values for production traits (live weight ...
Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits
(Springer Netherlands, 2007-10)
Economic values for production traits (milk yield, MY, kg; 12-month sale weight, LW, kg; consumable meat percentage, CMP) and functional traits (doe live weight, DoWT, kg; number of kids weaned, NKW; kidding frequency, KF; ...
Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)
This study estimated economic values (EVs) for disease resistance traits for dairy/crossbred
goats in Kenya. The traits mean somatic cell count (SCC, cells/ l) and faecal worm egg
count (FEC, epg) were taken as indicator ...
Definition of breeding objectives and optimum crossbreeding levels for goats in the smallholder production systems
(Elsevier, 2011)
The objective of this study was to define breeding objectives and consequently determine
optimum crossbreeding levels for goats in the smallholder production systems. Profits and
economic values (EVs) were estimated for ...
Economic Values for Resistance to Helminthosis and Newcastle Disease in Indigenous Chicken in the Tropics
(2011)
The economic values for resistance to helminthosis and Newcastle Disease (ND) in indigenous chicken were estimated relative to egg number (EN), average daily gain (ADG, g) and live weight at 21 weeks (LW, g) using selection ...
Increasing accuracy in estimation of economic values for resistance to gastrointestinal helminths in meat sheep
(2010-03)
The impact of utilising different indices and numbers of index traits in estimation of economic values (EVs) for resistance to gastrointestinal (GI) helminths were investigated. Seven indices based on yearling weight (YW), ...