Persistent Identifier
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hdl:20.500.11766.1/PVA8NA |
Publication Date
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2019-04-13 |
Title
| Dataset on weight gains inside community-based sheep breeding programs in Ethiopia between 2009 and 2018 |
Other Identifier
| MEL: 14102 |
Author
| Haile, Aynalem (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA) - ORCID: 0000-0001-5914-0487
Getachew, Tesfaye (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA) - ORCID: 0000-0002-0544-6314 |
Point of Contact
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Haile, Aynalem (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA) |
Description
| In small ruminants, Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) have been suggested as an alternative to centralized government-controlled breeding schemes which were implemented in many developing countries. An innovative methodological framework on how to design, implement and sustain CBBPs was tested in three sites/breeds (Bonga, Horro and Menz) in Ethiopia. In the CBBPs, selection traits identified through participatory approaches were six-month weights in all the three sites, and in Horro and Bonga, where resources, particularly feed and water, permit larger litter sizes, twinning rate was included. Ten years (2009-2018) performance data from the programs were analyzed using Average Information Restricted Maximum Likelihood method (AI-REML). Additionally, socio-economic impact of CBBPs were assessed. The dataset includes 2 spreadsheets for each site/breed, one showing the data collected after the animal birth, and one the data collected after six months. Results indicated that six months weight, the major selection trait in experimental CBBPs, increased over the years in all breeds. |
Subject
| Agricultural Sciences |
Keyword
| sheep (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7030
sheep breeding strategies
community-based breeding programs (cbbps) |
Related Publication
| Aynalem Haile, Tesfaye Getachew, Tadele Mirkena, Gemeda Duguma, Solomon Gizaw Assefa, Maria Wurzinger, Johann Sölkner, Ally Okeyo Mwai, Tadelle Dessie, Abebe Atilaw, Zelalem Abate, Temesgen Jembere, Mourad Rekik, Raimundo Nonato Braga Lobo, Joram Mwacharo, Terfa Zelalem, Girma Kassie, Barbara Rischkowsky. (14/3/2019). Community-based sheep breeding programs in Ethiopia generated substantial genetic gains and socio-economic benefits. doi: 20.500.11766/9696 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/9696 |
Notes
| Type: Dataset; Sub-type(s): Other (Sheep Breeding Data) |
Language
| English |
Producer
| International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) https://www.icarda.org/
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Production Date
| 2019-04-10 |
Contributor
| Data Curator : Pietro Bartolini (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Funder : International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI
Project Manager : Barbara Rischkowsky (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Tesfaye Getachew (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Aynalem Haile (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Mourad Rekik (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Girma Tesfahun Kassie (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Layal Atassi (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Nebiat Kassa (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Project Member : Joram Mwashigadi Mwacharo (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA) |
Deposit Date
| 2023-02-11 |
Time Period
| Start Date: 2009-01-01 ; End Date: 2018-08-30 |