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Accuracy of pastoralists' memory-based kinship assignment of Ankole cattle: a microsatellite DNA analysis.
Kugonza, DR; Kiwuwa, GH; Mpairwe, D; Jianlin, H; Nabasirye, M; Okeyo, AM; Hanotte, O (University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2012-02)This study aimed to estimate the level of relatedness within Ankole cattle herds using autosomal microsatellite markers and to assess the accuracy of relationship assignment based on farmers' memory. Eight cattle populations ... -
Genetic diversity and differentiation of Ankole cattle populations in Uganda inferred from microsatellite data
Kugonza, D R; Jianlin, H; Nabasirye, M; Mpairwe, D; Kiwuwa, G H; Okeyo, A M; Hanotte, O (University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011)A total of 304 individuals from eight Ankole cattle populations of Uganda were analysed based on 19 microsatellite markers to investigate genetic diversity, relationships and population structure. Across all loci, 200 ... -
Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda.
Kugonza, DR; Nabasirye, M; Hanotte, O; Mpairwe, D; Okeyo, AM (University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2012-03)The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, ... -
Productivity and morphology of Ankole cattle in three livestock production systems in Uganda
Kugonza, DR; Nabasirye, M; Mpairwe, D; Hanotte, O; Okeyo, AM (University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011)Phenotypic characterization is critical in breed improvement and conservation. To determine the performance and morphological features of Ankole cattle in three livestock production systems (LPS) of Uganda, 248 farms were ...