Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Economic values"
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Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits
(Springer NetherlandsDepartment of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 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; ... -
Definition of breeding objectives and optimum crossbreeding levels for goats in the smallholder production systems
(ElsevierDepartmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 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 disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya
(ElsevierDepartmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Economic Values for Resistance to Helminthosis and Newcastle Disease in Indigenous Chicken in the Tropics
(Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Genetic improvement of the Kenya Dual Purpose goat: Influence of economic values and prospects for a practical breeding programme
(Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Increasing accuracy in estimation of economic values for resistance to gastrointestinal helminths in meat sheep
(Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 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), ...