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African Pastoralism: Genetic Imprints of Origins and Migrations.
(2002)
The genetic history of African cattle pastoralism is controversial and poorly
understood. We reveal the genetic signatures of its origins, secondary movements,
and differentiation through the study of 15 microsatellite ...
An analysis of inbreeding levels and factors affecting growth and reproductive traits in the Kenya Alpine dairy goat
(2011)
The level of inbreeding of the Kenya Alpine dairy goat was investigated by use of Brian Kinghorn’s Pedigree viewer© software. From 1,067 doe records, data on parentage was extracted and this resulted to 3,516 individual ...
Genetic and phenotypic parameter estimates of growth traits of the Dorper and Dorper X Red Masai sheep.
(1990)
Data on 1550 Dorper and Dorper X Masai lambs recorded over a 10-yr period were analysed. The crossbred lambs were from dams having >73.4% Dorper inheritance. The effect of percentage of Dorper inheritance was not significant ...
Serotype and genetic diversity of human rhinovirus strains that circulated in Kenya in 2008
(2016)
Background
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are a well-established cause of the common cold and recent studies indicated that they may be associated with severe acute respiratory illnesses (SARIs) like pneumonia, asthma, and ...